⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 34 from three- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 41
- A 17-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 10:33 · ATL 50-40 MIA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 23
Q3 5:48 · ATL 75-52 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 5:07 · ATL 18-14 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
