⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, 21 of 41 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 11:14 · MIA 94-91 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:34 · MIA 108-98 CHA
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:46 · MIA 115-115 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler offensive foul
OT 2:45 · MIA 115-119 CHA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler turnover
OT 2:45 · MIA 115-119 CHA
- Missed FT
Duncan Robinson misses free throw 1 of 3
OT 1:01 · MIA 115-123 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:59 · MIA 34-36 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 3:38 · MIA 77-83 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 3:25 · MIA 115-123 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk lost ball turnover
OT 4:25 · MIA 113-113 CHA
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:11 · MIA 115-122 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 19 | Threes made | 21 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
