⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 30- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 11:37 · UTAH 13-0 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 38
Q3 4:36 · UTAH 85-47 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 42
Q3 1:20 · UTAH 95-53 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 1:48 · UTAH 111-84 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
