⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their four- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 31-10 off them
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 0:27 · DAL 36-19 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 8:00 · DAL 75-57 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 6:46 · DAL 108-79 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses technical free throw
Q1 3:43 · DAL 20-15 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 8:17 · DAL 99-79 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyler Herro technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:38 · DAL 65-56 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
