⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 36 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 20-8 off them
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 20
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:33 · MIA 13-5 CHI
- Steal
Gabe Vincent stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 1:16 · MIA 102-106 CHI
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Garrett Temple
Q4 0:41 · MIA 102-106 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:17 · MIA 31-30 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · MIA 102-106 CHI
- Turnover
Garrett Temple lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · MIA 102-106 CHI
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MIA 102-107 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 33 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
