⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 35
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 11:13 · MIA 37-32 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:28 · MIA 74-78 CHA
- Winner
Josh Richardson hit a driving layup, Wayne Ellington with the assist
Q4 1:21 · MIA 91-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Justise Winslow and Frank Kaminsky
Q2 3:58 · MIA 43-37 CHA
- Turnover
James Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:52 · MIA 87-88 CHA
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · MIA 89-90 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:59 · MIA 56-56 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 7:37 · MIA 58-70 CHA
- Steal
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stole it from Wayne Ellington
Q4 2:04 · MIA 89-90 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum traveling
Q4 4:34 · MIA 87-88 CHA
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 1:03 · MIA 92-90 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MIA 92-91 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 24 | Blocks | 15 |
