⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 4:21 · MIA 25-13 CHI
- Winner
Jimmy Butler hit a driving layup
Q4 2:17 · MIA 91-90 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 1:14 · MIA 102-91 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caleb Martin lost ball turnover
Q4 4:06 · MIA 85-87 CHI
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:17 · MIA 91-90 CHI
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIA 99-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:34 · MIA 31-30 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:55 · MIA 56-56 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 4:12 · MIA 85-87 CHI
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:33 · MIA 93-90 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
