⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:56 · CHA 61-66 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 3:31 · CHA 81-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:54 · CHA 83-90 MIA
- Turnover
Al Jefferson turnover
Q4 2:12 · CHA 86-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 4:52 · CHA 20-22 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:01 · CHA 81-87 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · CHA 88-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |