⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of 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
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Won the second chances, ten offensive rebounds to one
- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 2:15 · MIA 48-31 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · MIA 126-120 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:14 · MIA 128-122 DAL
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 129-122 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:19 · MIA 12-20 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:30 · MIA 97-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Theo Pinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:07 · MIA 53-39 DAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:59 · MIA 121-114 DAL
- Turnover
Maxi Kleber bad pass
Q4 3:25 · MIA 123-115 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
