⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:48 · ATL 22-21 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:49 · ATL 36-30 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 6:04 · ATL 51-41 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:31 · ATL 109-108 MIA
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · ATL 109-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:50 · ATL 11-19 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:02 · ATL 88-79 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:36 · ATL 98-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:25 · ATL 85-70 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
