⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 28 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 2:40 · DEN 115-114 MIA
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 27-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 1:55 · DEN 118-117 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:41 · DEN 26-25 MIA
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:58 · DEN 110-109 MIA
- Flagrant
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:23 · DEN 115-114 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:59 · DEN 23-25 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:43 · DEN 60-66 MIA
- Lead
Tyler Herro hit a 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:59 · DEN 112-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q2 10:41 · DEN 26-25 MIA
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:54 · DEN 81-86 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo turnover
Q4 0:12 · DEN 124-119 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
