⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 30- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
- A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up in the second quarter
- Made eight threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 30 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:23 · UTAH 57-58 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:19 · UTAH 85-89 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:16 · UTAH 105-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:47 · UTAH 65-70 MIA
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:20 · UTAH 108-111 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q2 8:32 · UTAH 36-50 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:11 · UTAH 61-68 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 0:19 · UTAH 77-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · UTAH 103-107 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 108-111 MIA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:04 · UTAH 110-111 MIA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 8 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
