⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 30- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 7:48 · MIA 52-43 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson bad pass
Q4 2:41 · MIA 112-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIA 122-119 DEN
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 124-119 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:13 · MIA 15-21 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 3:25 · MIA 59-60 DEN
- Steal
D.J. Augustin stole it from Josh Richardson
Q4 2:41 · MIA 112-107 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
