⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:22 · MIA 17-6 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 9:35 · MIA 45-23 CHI
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from Coby White
Q4 2:38 · MIA 101-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · MIA 101-94 CHI
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:22 · MIA 103-99 CHI
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIA 106-101 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 7:55 · MIA 68-54 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:24 · MIA 80-69 CHI
- Steal
Denzel Valentine stole it from Jimmy Butler
Q4 2:30 · MIA 101-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:58 · MIA 96-89 CHI
- Turnover
Denzel Valentine steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:59 · MIA 101-94 CHI
- Turnover
Coby White bad pass
Q4 2:38 · MIA 101-94 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
