⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 32 from three
- A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:16 · WSH 44-50 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Holiday technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:45 · WSH 8-18 MIA
- Technical
Deni Avdija technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:32 · WSH 69-76 MIA
- Technical
Montrezl Harrell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:58 · WSH 70-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:53 · WSH 2-10 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 11:21 · WSH 53-70 MIA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28
Q3 1:43 · WSH 70-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q1 6:45 · WSH 8-18 MIA
- Technical
Caron Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:10 · WSH 69-83 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
