⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- They went cold, three of 26 from three
- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43
- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:24 · MIA 8-0 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:52 · MIA 18-8 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 31
Q3 0:43 · MIA 64-95 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:11 · MIA 55-92 BKN
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses technical free throw
Q4 6:24 · MIA 72-105 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q1 5:14 · MIA 18-20 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 0:24 · MIA 23-35 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q2 5:37 · MIA 35-53 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Steals | 18 |
| 18 | Blocks | 23 |
