⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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 took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 9:16 · MIA 60-50 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · MIA 85-81 MIL
- Technical
Josh Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:13 · MIA 88-84 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:12 · MIA 0-9 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:50 · MIA 35-39 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:53 · MIA 81-71 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
John Henson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:05 · MIA 7-13 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Steals | 17 |
| 21 | Blocks | 20 |
