⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 48- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-9 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 11:00 · MIA 30-27 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:37 · MIA 52-48 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:51 · MIA 80-69 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses technical free throw
Q3 1:58 · MIA 67-56 MIL
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:42 · MIA 71-67 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:40 · MIA 4-13 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
John Henson flagrant foul type 1 (Dion Waiters draws the foul)
Q2 6:07 · MIA 36-36 MIL
- Technical
Matthew Dellavedova technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:24 · MIA 61-54 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
