⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 33 from three
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:31 · DAL 17-9 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 2:34 · DAL 46-31 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · DAL 46-31 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
