⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:02 · MIA 13-7 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 1:47 · MIA 66-47 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q4 6:15 · MIA 116-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dion Waiters technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:52 · MIA 105-88 ATL
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:52 · MIA 106-88 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 18
Q3 1:31 · MIA 94-76 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · MIA 62-47 ATL
- Flagrant
Taurean Prince flagrant foul type 2 (Hassan Whiteside draws the foul)
Q4 5:52 · MIA 106-88 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
