⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made two threes to their eight- Went cold from three, two of fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:03 · DAL 75-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Justin Anderson flagrant foul type 1 (Gerald Green draws the foul)
Q2 4:05 · DAL 34-33 MIA
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:05 · DAL 65-74 MIA
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:49 · DAL 81-84 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 8:26 · DAL 32-33 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:33 · DAL 59-67 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses technical free throw
Q3 0:05 · DAL 65-74 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · DAL 83-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DAL 90-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
