⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 40 from three
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 44
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:48 · UTAH 23-21 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 7:42 · UTAH 81-79 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 3:20 · UTAH 95-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk lost ball turnover
Q4 4:38 · UTAH 109-111 MIA
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 117-121 MIA
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 117-121 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 5:31 · UTAH 52-62 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:48 · UTAH 98-99 MIA
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 123-126 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · UTAH 117-121 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · UTAH 117-122 MIA
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · UTAH 120-123 MIA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
