⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL 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 Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 43 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:36 · MIA 19-6 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 11:28 · MIA 51-40 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:54 · MIA 80-75 MIL
- Turnover
Justise Winslow bad pass
Q4 4:09 · MIA 80-75 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:22 · MIA 35-33 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:10 · MIA 77-71 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:49 · MIA 80-75 MIL
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:07 · MIA 80-76 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
