⏱️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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:34 · MIA 21-18 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 7:53 · MIA 95-85 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 0:14 · MIA 103-98 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 0:32 · MIA 32-35 UTAH
- Steal
Donovan Mitchell stole it from Tyler Herro
Q4 0:14 · MIA 103-98 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
