⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 7:41 · MIA 63-61 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · MIA 85-82 DAL
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MIA 95-90 DAL
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MIA 95-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:14 · MIA 42-50 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:18 · MIA 95-91 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
