⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 6:52 · WSH 78-76 MIA
- Lead
Bradley Beal hit a alley oop layup, John Wall with the assist
Q4 2:26 · WSH 110-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:48 · WSH 62-66 MIA
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 4:40 · WSH 104-100 MIA
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · WSH 107-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:44 · WSH 27-30 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:11 · WSH 51-55 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:34 · WSH 62-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · WSH 110-108 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:10 · WSH 110-111 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:30 · WSH 112-111 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 15 | Blocks | 5 |
