⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- Made three threes to their nine
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:59 · BKN 11-6 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:22 · BKN 93-97 MIA
- Turnover
Donald Sloan offensive foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)
Q4 0:14 · BKN 96-100 MIA
- Turnover
Donald Sloan turnover
Q4 0:14 · BKN 96-100 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:41 · BKN 22-20 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:09 · BKN 75-79 MIA
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 1:22 · BKN 93-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BKN 96-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
