⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third 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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:16 · MIA 69-72 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 1:12 · MIA 87-82 MEM
- Steal
Hassan Whiteside stole it from Troy Williams
Q4 2:27 · MIA 100-102 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:17 · MIA 100-102 MEM
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · MIA 100-105 MEM
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · MIA 102-108 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:26 · MIA 31-30 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Williams bad pass
Q4 2:27 · MIA 100-102 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
