⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 26 from three
- A 19-0 run took them from 13 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 53
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 58
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 13 down to 6 up
Q2 3:21 · MIA 58-52 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:15 · MIA 66-54 BKN
- Steal
James Johnson stole it from Caris LeVert
Q4 1:20 · MIA 99-93 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · MIA 103-96 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:45 · MIA 39-50 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert bad pass
Q4 1:20 · MIA 99-93 BKN
- Turnover
Trevor Booker offensive foul (Rodney McGruder draws the foul)
Q4 0:52 · MIA 101-93 BKN
- Turnover
Trevor Booker turnover
Q4 0:52 · MIA 101-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
