⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:10 · CHA 46-39 MIA
- Go-ahead
Miles Bridges hit a three jumper, LaMelo Ball with the assist
OT 1:45 · CHA 94-92 MIA
- Lead
Montrezl Harrell hit a tip shot
2OT 3:50 · CHA 99-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Miles Bridges turnover
Q4 0:48 · CHA 85-86 MIA
- Turnover
Miles Bridges traveling
OT 2:50 · CHA 88-89 MIA
- Turnover
Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover
2OT 4:47 · CHA 97-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kyle Lowry hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 2:02 · CHA 91-92 MIA
- Lead
Kyle Lowry hit a 25-foot threeer
OT 0:45 · CHA 94-97 MIA
- Winner
Duncan Robinson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Bam Adebayo with the assist
2OT 3:25 · CHA 99-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · CHA 85-86 MIA
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry steps out of bounds turnover
OT 0:12 · CHA 96-97 MIA
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker lost ball turnover
2OT 4:11 · CHA 97-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
