⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 35 rebounds to 22- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 11:40 · MIA 12-0 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 10:48 · MIA 65-53 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 8:38 · MIA 92-82 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:29 · MIA 53-53 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:53 · MIA 82-81 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · MIA 106-98 DAL
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · MIA 106-98 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 3 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 15 | Blocks | 12 |
