⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:54 · MIA 86-79 ATL
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · MIA 96-95 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 2:41 · MIA 105-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass
Q4 4:34 · MIA 92-90 ATL
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 3:14 · MIA 95-95 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:59 · MIA 6-11 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:28 · MIA 63-63 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 2:24 · MIA 97-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
