⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 10:57 · MIA 13-6 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:32 · MIA 57-50 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:40 · MIA 65-53 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:56 · MIA 20-20 WSH
- Winner
Davis Bertans hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · MIA 98-99 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:03 · MIA 98-98 WSH
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:34 · MIA 98-101 WSH
- Turnover
Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · MIA 100-101 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
