⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three
- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 23
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 70
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
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from Clint Capela
Q4 2:34 · MIA 121-116 ATL
- Steal
Caleb Martin stole it from Trae Young
Q4 0:23 · MIA 125-122 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 0:48 · MIA 125-120 ATL
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo traveling
Q4 0:32 · MIA 125-122 ATL
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIA 127-122 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:52 · MIA 11-18 ATL
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Tyler Herro
Q4 0:48 · MIA 125-120 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter bad pass
Q4 4:44 · MIA 116-113 ATL
- Turnover
Clint Capela lost ball turnover
Q4 2:34 · MIA 121-116 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · MIA 125-122 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
