⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 30-10 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 50
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 9:05 · MIA 47-32 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 0:32 · MIA 65-50 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 3:22 · MIA 84-71 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler offensive foul
Q4 0:05 · MIA 104-104 CHA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler turnover
Q4 0:05 · MIA 104-104 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:43 · MIA 87-87 CHA
- Ties it
Dennis Smith Jr. hit a driving layup
Q4 0:26 · MIA 104-104 CHA
- Lead
Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a 26-foot threeer, Mason Plumlee with the assist
OT 3:34 · MIA 106-109 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen McDaniels offensive foul
OT 3:18 · MIA 106-109 CHA
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. lost ball turnover
OT 2:33 · MIA 109-109 CHA
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. traveling
OT 0:13 · MIA 113-112 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
