⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:07 · MIA 40-43 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:18 · MIA 62-57 CHA
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade hit a 10-foot jumper
Q4 2:50 · MIA 86-85 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:01 · MIA 81-82 CHA
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
Q4 1:08 · MIA 88-87 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q1 7:33 · MIA 14-20 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:44 · MIA 28-40 CHA
- Winner
Courtney Lee hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jeremy Lin with the assist
Q4 0:25 · MIA 88-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cody Zeller traveling
Q4 3:45 · MIA 81-82 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
