⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight- Made four threes to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 4:54 · MEM 71-62 MIA
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Chris Bosh
OT 1:38 · MEM 93-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tony Allen flagrant foul type 1 (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)
Q4 4:33 · MEM 83-79 MIA
- Turnover
Zach Randolph 3 second turnover
Q4 4:13 · MEM 83-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:31 · MEM 96-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:22 · MEM 71-70 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:13 · MEM 83-83 MIA
- Ties it
Hassan Whiteside hit a 7-foot two point shot, Chris Bosh with the assist
Q4 2:57 · MEM 83-83 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:52 · MEM 83-83 MIA
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside offensive foul (Zach Randolph draws the foul)
Q4 1:25 · MEM 83-83 MIA
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside turnover
Q4 1:25 · MEM 83-83 MIA
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
