⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, seventeen of 53 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
A 18-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:16 · UTAH 24-27 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:02 · UTAH 35-43 MIA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:23 · UTAH 105-109 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Rudy Gobert and Dewayne Dedmon
Q1 1:27 · UTAH 13-27 MIA
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:05 · UTAH 75-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 8:41 · UTAH 5-17 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 10:07 · UTAH 27-43 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 7:03 · UTAH 59-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker offensive foul
Q4 0:45 · UTAH 101-109 MIA
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker turnover
Q4 0:45 · UTAH 101-109 MIA
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · UTAH 105-111 MIA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
