⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 38 from three
- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:47 · MIA 25-21 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 5:38 · MIA 54-37 WSH
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from Corey Kispert
Q4 1:10 · MIA 109-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 2:20 · MIA 107-103 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 10:19 · MIA 66-53 WSH
- Steal
Kyle Kuzma stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 2:20 · MIA 107-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Kispert lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · MIA 109-105 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
