⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:43 · MIA 69-75 MEM
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:21 · MIA 98-97 MEM
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:00 · MIA 98-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 1:54 · MIA 91-97 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:44 · MIA 13-23 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:57 · MIA 46-56 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 11:38 · MIA 52-67 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · MIA 87-94 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MIA 98-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
