⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:02 · MIA 18-9 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 2:17 · MIA 61-57 UTAH
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 28-foot step back jumper, Jimmy Butler with the assist
Q4 0:55 · MIA 117-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · MIA 114-113 UTAH
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo traveling
Q4 2:05 · MIA 114-113 UTAH
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · MIA 117-115 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:39 · MIA 33-31 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Talen Horton-Tucker hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 1:16 · MIA 114-115 UTAH
- Steal
Ochai Agbaji stole it from Tyler Herro
Q4 0:24 · MIA 117-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker bad pass
Q4 2:50 · MIA 114-113 UTAH
- Turnover
Simone Fontecchio offensive foul
Q4 0:46 · MIA 117-115 UTAH
- Turnover
Simone Fontecchio turnover
Q4 0:46 · MIA 117-115 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
