⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 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
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a layup
Q4 0:12 · MIA 112-112 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney McGruder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:18 · MIA 108-111 CHA
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · MIA 108-111 CHA
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · MIA 108-111 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 3:50 · MIA 47-65 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 0:30 · MIA 52-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist turnover
Q4 1:18 · MIA 108-111 CHA
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MIA 110-112 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MIA 112-113 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 12 |




