⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 18
- Made nine threes to their 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 0:09 · MIA 85-73 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIA 107-99 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:52 · MIA 12-20 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 22 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
