⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 41 from three
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 11:47 · MIA 32-14 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 3:54 · MIA 97-80 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 7:48 · MIA 40-28 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Joel Embiid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:05 · MIA 57-47 PHI
- Turnover
Tyrese Maxey bad pass
Q4 3:58 · MIA 87-80 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
