⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 28
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:02 · MIA 18-6 ATL
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · MIA 119-118 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:23 · MIA 124-118 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 2:35 · MIA 34-27 ATL
- Lead
Trae Young hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · MIA 116-117 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 1:24 · MIA 116-118 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young turnover
Q4 1:01 · MIA 118-118 ATL
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter bad pass
Q4 0:44 · MIA 120-118 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
