⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 21-6 off them- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 4:28 · CHA 67-58 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 3:16 · CHA 85-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · CHA 85-81 MIA
- Turnover
Cody Zeller bad pass
Q4 2:33 · CHA 86-82 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Josh Richardson stole it from Cody Zeller
Q4 2:33 · CHA 86-82 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Justise Winslow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · CHA 86-81 MIA
- Turnover
Justise Winslow Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:55 · CHA 89-82 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
