⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:11 · PHX 29-34 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 8:48 · PHX 45-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:03 · PHX 106-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:07 · PHX 11-22 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
