⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 41
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 64
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 10:13 · ATL 51-33 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:20 · ATL 109-99 MIA
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:36 · ATL 114-106 MIA
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · ATL 115-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:02 · ATL 80-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:29 · ATL 97-87 MIA
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:25 · ATL 119-113 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
