⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:44 · PHX 44-44 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:35 · PHX 65-70 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:01 · PHX 73-74 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · PHX 91-99 MIA
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:50 · PHX 96-102 MIA
- Turnover
Duane Washington Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:05 · PHX 96-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:07 · PHX 15-19 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:30 · PHX 73-82 MIA
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Duane Washington Jr.
Q4 0:05 · PHX 96-104 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo traveling
Q4 2:09 · PHX 91-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
