⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 17 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 8:41 · BKN 47-44 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 0:00 · BKN 72-55 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 3:28 · BKN 85-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 2:36 · BKN 99-96 MIA
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
Q4 2:00 · BKN 99-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:30 · BKN 89-79 MIA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 17 down to 1 up
Q4 5:20 · BKN 101-102 MIA
- Winner
Okaro White hit a three jumper, Dion Waiters with the assist
Q4 0:58 · BKN 101-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Okaro White illegal screen turnover
Q4 1:50 · BKN 99-99 MIA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic traveling
Q4 1:29 · BKN 99-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
