⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 42
- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:11 · BKN 18-15 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:34 · BKN 57-49 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:50 · BKN 87-94 MIA
- Turnover
Joe Harris offensive foul
Q4 4:15 · BKN 89-94 MIA
- Turnover
Joe Harris turnover
Q4 4:15 · BKN 89-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 4:36 · BKN 18-27 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 10:55 · BKN 57-63 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 4:01 · BKN 89-104 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:22 · BKN 45-47 MIA
- Goaltend
Duncan Robinson defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:35 · BKN 89-94 MIA
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson bad pass
Q4 4:20 · BKN 89-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
