⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:32 · WSH 30-21 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 5:01 · WSH 101-110 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:10 · WSH 111-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · WSH 105-113 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 10:08 · WSH 91-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 108-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
