⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 0:01 · ATL 105-89 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:47 · ATL 7-12 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 11:44 · ATL 62-69 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
