⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:00 · MIA 40-46 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:15 · MIA 61-62 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:23 · MIA 86-88 WSH
- Turnover
Dion Waiters bad pass
Q4 3:54 · MIA 86-90 WSH
- Missed FT
James Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:35 · MIA 93-99 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 2:49 · MIA 19-30 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:26 · MIA 82-82 WSH
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:04 · MIA 83-88 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 3 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Steals | 12 |
| 20 | Blocks | 19 |
