⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8- Went cold from three, eight of 33
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:52 · MIA 23-18 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 8:41 · MIA 69-61 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 2:47 · MIA 99-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:12 · MIA 88-95 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 9:47 · MIA 35-40 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 11:05 · MIA 80-89 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre' Bembry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · MIA 88-95 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:49 · MIA 88-95 ATL
- Turnover
Isaiah Taylor turnover
Q4 2:36 · MIA 92-98 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 8 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Steals | 15 |
| 16 | Blocks | 15 |
