⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 26
Made four threes to their eleven
Went cold from three, four of nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 8:52 · ATL 47-32 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 6:30 · ATL 91-80 MIA
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Josh McRoberts
Q4 1:57 · ATL 95-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:45 · ATL 59-46 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 5:01 · ATL 49-41 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:16 · ATL 44-30 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyler Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:51 · ATL 91-83 MIA
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · ATL 95-87 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |









