⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their two
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 5:30 · DEN 52-37 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 3:48 · DEN 84-60 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q3 0:32 · DEN 84-74 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 2 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
