⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up
Q1 4:18 · MIA 34-21 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 8:18 · MIA 45-29 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 10:00 · MIA 106-84 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 6:08 · MIA 48-38 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:20 · MIA 101-84 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
