⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:20 · CHA 10-4 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 2:52 · CHA 31-16 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:36 · CHA 62-53 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:43 · CHA 48-26 MIA
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:44 · CHA 97-93 MIA
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · CHA 103-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:43 · CHA 48-39 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:12 · CHA 54-53 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:27 · CHA 82-81 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gabe Vincent lost ball turnover
Q4 4:31 · CHA 97-93 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:30 · CHA 104-103 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · CHA 108-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
