⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:15 · DEN 18-18 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 1:14 · DEN 105-125 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:15 · DEN 6-14 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 4:34 · DEN 72-87 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 3:34 · DEN 97-125 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
