⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:15 · BKN 17-7 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:02 · BKN 107-109 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Seth Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:02 · BKN 54-39 MIA
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:44 · BKN 65-56 MIA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · BKN 107-113 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:23 · BKN 57-50 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 8:53 · BKN 74-81 MIA
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 0:15 · BKN 107-113 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:55 · BKN 9-7 MIA
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:14 · BKN 71-67 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:18 · BKN 107-109 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
