⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:20 · BKN 46-45 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:58 · BKN 64-61 MIA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q4 4:59 · BKN 96-80 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:46 · BKN 0-8 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:09 · BKN 38-45 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass
Q4 4:45 · BKN 84-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
