⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 40-18 off them- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 37 in the third quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 16 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:26 · MIA 15-7 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 29
Q3 3:48 · MIA 65-94 BKN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:54 · MIA 89-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q2 6:04 · MIA 38-45 BKN
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:49 · MIA 51-74 BKN
- Missed FT
Dewayne Dedmon misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 0:38 · MIA 65-94 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:22 · MIA 25-30 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 5:04 · MIA 40-57 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 37
Q3 5:53 · MIA 57-94 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:04 · MIA 38-45 BKN
- Flagrant
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:38 · MIA 65-94 BKN
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Johnson and Dewayne Dedmon
Q3 0:38 · MIA 65-94 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 40 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
