⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 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
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:33 · MIA 20-13 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Max Strus offensive foul
Q4 2:49 · MIA 103-108 DEN
- Turnover
Max Strus turnover
Q4 2:49 · MIA 103-108 DEN
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:41 · MIA 104-110 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 9:28 · MIA 40-41 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vlatko Cancar out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:30 · MIA 103-108 DEN
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIA 106-111 DEN
- Missed FT
Bruce Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIA 108-112 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
