⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 32
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 9:51 · WSH 14-8 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 11:43 · WSH 90-88 MIA
- Ties it
Kyle Kuzma hit a 24-foot three jumper, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:15 · WSH 104-104 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal turnover
OT 3:42 · WSH 106-104 MIA
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:48 · WSH 107-106 MIA
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
OT 2:11 · WSH 107-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 1:29 · WSH 54-69 MIA
- Lead
Haywood Highsmith hit a 30-foot three jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
Q4 1:35 · WSH 99-102 MIA
- Ties it
Kyle Lowry hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:06 · WSH 106-106 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:29 · WSH 94-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Haywood Highsmith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · WSH 96-98 MIA
- Turnover
Orlando Robinson out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:28 · WSH 107-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
