⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 48
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:11 · MIA 56-58 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson bad pass
Q4 3:46 · MIA 81-85 ATL
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside traveling
Q4 3:24 · MIA 81-85 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 8:23 · MIA 11-14 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:50 · MIA 38-39 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 3:11 · MIA 64-69 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:49 · MIA 61-60 ATL
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:44 · MIA 86-89 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:21 · MIA 86-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
