⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
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 10:42 · MIA 12-4 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 3:41 · MIA 60-46 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q3 0:50 · MIA 111-77 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:24 · MIA 30-27 WSH
- Technical
Goran Dragic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:03 · MIA 43-37 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 25 | Blocks | 20 |
