⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their four- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:08 · MIA 101-102 PHX
- Go-ahead
Kyle Lowry hit a 26-foot three jumper, Max Strus with the assist
Q4 1:38 · MIA 109-107 PHX
- Go-ahead
Bam Adebayo hit a two point shot
Q4 0:58 · MIA 111-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry traveling
Q4 3:22 · MIA 103-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:44 · MIA 42-47 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:24 · MIA 89-102 PHX
- Go-ahead
Cameron Payne hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:46 · MIA 111-112 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 4:55 · MIA 99-102 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 3:11 · MIA 103-104 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:55 · MIA 106-107 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 2 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
