⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 31 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:37 · MIA 29-31 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 7:03 · MIA 41-35 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:51 · MIA 103-113 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 9:13 · MIA 65-75 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 5:10 · MIA 89-108 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
