⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:24 · MEM 41-32 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 5:14 · MEM 115-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Anthony Melton bad pass
Q4 2:07 · MEM 115-107 MIA
- Turnover
Jae Crowder traveling
Q4 1:52 · MEM 115-108 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:22 · MEM 115-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:25 · MEM 80-75 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q4 8:29 · MEM 104-107 MIA
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from De'Anthony Melton
Q4 2:07 · MEM 115-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · MEM 115-107 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:45 · MEM 115-108 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo traveling
Q4 1:16 · MEM 115-108 MIA
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
