⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 3:21 · MIA 23-28 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 4:37 · MIA 44-50 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:15 · MIA 4-14 MEM
- Flagrant
P.J. Tucker flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:52 · MIA 33-42 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:53 · MIA 4-15 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
