⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 49 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:41 · DEN 21-12 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:56 · DEN 35-25 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:45 · DEN 35-25 MIA
- Missed FT
Bol Bol misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 2:39 · DEN 111-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Bol Bol misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · DEN 111-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:37 · DEN 57-43 MIA
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 2
Q4 2:39 · DEN 111-94 MIA
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:39 · DEN 111-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
