⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 27 from three
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 52
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:46 · MIA 59-46 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:37 · MIA 93-96 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gabe Vincent lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · MIA 93-97 DAL
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass
Q4 4:25 · MIA 93-97 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:56 · MIA 8-15 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:57 · MIA 93-96 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:09 · MIA 99-107 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
