⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 22
- A 14-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 38 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:16 · MIA 52-40 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 11:25 · MIA 65-44 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 38
Q4 9:11 · MIA 101-63 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |