⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
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 3 down to 5 up
Q3 7:04 · MIA 77-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Bam Adebayo defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:12 · MIA 112-117 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:15 · MIA 19-17 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio traveling
Q4 3:02 · MIA 102-105 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
