⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 24 from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 7:52 · PHX 65-59 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 10:00 · PHX 85-81 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 4:24 · PHX 87-89 MIA
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 3:54 · PHX 87-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:09 · PHX 31-39 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 5:09 · PHX 65-70 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses technical free throw
Q1 3:21 · PHX 16-17 MIA
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses technical free throw
Q4 7:43 · PHX 83-80 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · PHX 94-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
