⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:45 · MIA 101-109 CHI
- Turnover
Tyler Herro traveling
Q4 2:25 · MIA 104-112 CHI
- Turnover
Max Strus lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · MIA 108-116 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 8:21 · MIA 68-81 CHI
- Steal
Goran Dragic stole it from Max Strus
Q4 0:27 · MIA 108-116 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:08 · MIA 104-112 CHI
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · MIA 108-116 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
