⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from Tyler Johnson
Q4 1:24 · DEN 95-103 MIA
- Steal
Wilson Chandler stole it from Hassan Whiteside
Q4 0:59 · DEN 98-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q2 6:54 · DEN 36-41 MIA
- Technical
Jusuf Nurkic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:05 · DEN 59-66 MIA
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · DEN 91-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 9:03 · DEN 36-43 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 9:04 · DEN 84-92 MIA
- Steal
Wayne Ellington stole it from Wilson Chandler
Q4 2:30 · DEN 91-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · DEN 98-103 MIA
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DEN 98-103 MIA
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DEN 98-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
