⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 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
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:31 · MIA 71-82 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:04 · MIA 97-108 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 6:14 · MIA 10-18 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 4:35 · MIA 39-51 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
