⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:50 · DAL 90-95 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 4:56 · DAL 107-103 MIA
- Go-ahead
Maxi Kleber hit a dunk, Jalen Brunson with the assist
OT 4:07 · DAL 115-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · DAL 112-110 MIA
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:43 · DAL 113-112 MIA
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
OT 1:59 · DAL 118-114 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:40 · DAL 2-13 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 7:21 · DAL 7-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
OT 1:55 · DAL 118-122 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
OT 2:09 · DAL 118-114 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:09 · DAL 118-119 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:09 · DAL 118-119 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
