⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 11:04 · MIA 15-6 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 2:06 · MIA 95-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:44 · MIA 109-102 WSH
- Turnover
Justise Winslow bad pass
Q4 1:52 · MIA 109-104 WSH
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIA 112-109 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Otto Porter Jr. stole it from Justise Winslow
Q4 1:52 · MIA 109-104 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:39 · MIA 9-4 WSH
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:32 · MIA 107-100 WSH
- Turnover
Tomas Satoransky traveling
Q4 1:48 · MIA 109-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
