⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:00 · WSH 68-69 MIA
- Ties it
Markieff Morris hit a 26-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
Q4 1:21 · WSH 100-100 MIA
- Ties it
Marcin Gortat hit a tip shot
Q4 0:47 · WSH 102-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markieff Morris lost ball turnover
Q4 2:40 · WSH 95-96 MIA
- Turnover
John Wall Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:43 · WSH 97-98 MIA
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:11 · WSH 103-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Go-ahead
James Johnson hit a driving dunk, Tyler Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:54 · WSH 97-98 MIA
- Lead
Hassan Whiteside hit a 13-foot two point shot
Q4 1:00 · WSH 100-102 MIA
- Winner
James Johnson hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:11 · WSH 103-104 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 5:41 · WSH 90-88 MIA
- Turnover
James Johnson traveling
Q4 3:56 · WSH 94-93 MIA
- Goaltend
Josh Richardson defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:09 · WSH 97-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
