⏱️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
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
- Made no threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, no of nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 4:15 · CHA 71-63 MIA
- Go-ahead
Marvin Williams hit a 10-foot two point shot, Kemba Walker with the assist
Q4 2:21 · CHA 89-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 0:15 · CHA 93-95 MIA
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes bad pass
Q4 0:04 · CHA 93-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · CHA 95-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 10:41 · CHA 77-80 MIA
- Winner
Chris Bosh hit a driving layup
Q4 0:23 · CHA 93-94 MIA
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 0:15 · CHA 93-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CHA 93-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 0 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 12 |
