⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 23 from three- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 1:50 · PHX 32-29 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:48 · PHX 45-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:00 · PHX 76-61 MIA
- Flagrant
Tyler Ulis flagrant foul type 1 (Luke Babbitt draws the foul)
Q4 10:00 · PHX 85-69 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:26 · PHX 32-37 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
