⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-10Q126-31
+14Q234-18
+6Q336-30
-2Q427-27
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30
Key battles
11Offensive rebounds4
7Fast break points17
12Points off turnovers7
43Rebounds30
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 8:38 · DEN 46-39 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
