⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their six
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth 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 6 down to 6 up
Q4 7:39 · MIA 93-87 DEN
- Ties it
Bam Adebayo hit a 5-foot hook shot, Josh Richardson with the assist
Q4 0:22 · MIA 99-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · MIA 95-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:40 · MIA 95-91 DEN
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · MIA 99-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:59 · MIA 19-28 DEN
- Lead
Paul Millsap hit a 5-foot jump bank shot, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 2:03 · MIA 95-97 DEN
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a driving floating jump shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:02 · MIA 99-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:03 · MIA 95-97 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic traveling
Q4 0:51 · MIA 97-99 DEN
- Turnover
Malik Beasley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · MIA 97-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
