⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:07 · ATL 22-13 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:27 · ATL 96-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:47 · ATL 64-67 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 9:25 · ATL 86-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyler Herro technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:27 · ATL 95-104 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · ATL 98-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
