⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen- Made eight threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:18 · ATL 98-98 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:23 · ATL 111-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore bad pass
Q4 2:00 · ATL 102-106 MIA
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 1:49 · ATL 102-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Green stole it from Kent Bazemore
Q4 2:00 · ATL 102-106 MIA
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Kyle Korver
Q4 1:49 · ATL 102-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · ATL 104-110 MIA
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · ATL 109-113 MIA
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ATL 111-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
