⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 45 from three- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:59 · MIL 42-43 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:11 · MIL 75-78 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 0:35 · MIL 88-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q4 10:33 · MIL 93-105 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 32 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
