⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- Made nine threes to their seventeen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:49 · MIA 90-85 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:25 · MIA 107-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney McGruder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:44 · MIA 111-107 ATL
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:16 · MIA 112-109 ATL
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · MIA 114-111 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 3:14 · MIA 61-63 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:09 · MIA 112-111 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q4 2:04 · MIA 111-105 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young traveling
Q4 0:40 · MIA 114-111 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
