⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:07 · DAL 50-46 MIA
- Winner
Seth Curry hit a 29-foot three jumper, Nerlens Noel with the assist
Q4 1:52 · DAL 90-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yogi Ferrell bad pass
Q4 4:48 · DAL 84-86 MIA
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 3:06 · DAL 87-89 MIA
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews lost ball turnover
Q4 2:29 · DAL 87-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:28 · DAL 84-89 MIA
- Steal
Dion Waiters stole it from Wesley Matthews
Q4 2:29 · DAL 87-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses technical free throw
Q2 7:54 · DAL 34-39 MIA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 3:11 · DAL 87-89 MIA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · DAL 90-89 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
