⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:15 · MIA 13-12 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:05 · MIA 31-31 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 11:06 · MIA 59-53 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:17 · MIA 77-92 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:15 · MIA 5-11 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 2:17 · MIA 19-31 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 5:17 · MIA 83-101 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jim Boylen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:49 · MIA 67-71 CHI
- Missed FT
Kris Dunn misses technical free throw
Q4 6:17 · MIA 77-92 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
