โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ PHI better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 37 from three
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:29 ยท PHI 38-30 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 9:34 ยท PHI 53-39 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q3 6:59 ยท PHI 91-66 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Embiid misses technical free throw
Q1 3:37 ยท PHI 22-25 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 4:37 ยท PHI 91-74 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Olynyk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:38 ยท PHI 83-66 MIA
๐The numbers
| PHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |






