⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth 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 76ers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:25 · MIA 41-31 PHI
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q4 11:32 · MIA 88-78 PHI
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Dario Saric
Q4 0:52 · MIA 103-96 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Hassan Whiteside technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:11 · MIA 57-57 PHI
- Technical
Justise Winslow technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:32 · MIA 78-74 PHI
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MIA 105-99 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:51 · MIA 51-49 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Joel Embiid and
Q3 9:11 · MIA 57-57 PHI
- Turnover
Dario Saric bad pass
Q4 0:52 · MIA 103-96 PHI
- Turnover
Ben Simmons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:25 · MIA 106-99 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 8 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 18 |
| 20 | Blocks | 20 |
