⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, five of 28
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 10:00 · DEN 12-5 MIA
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 4-foot two point shot, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 2:24 · DEN 88-87 MIA
- Winner
Bruce Brown hit a two point shot
Q4 1:31 · DEN 90-89 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:15 · DEN 18-22 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:47 · DEN 86-87 MIA
- Go-ahead
Jimmy Butler hit a 10-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:47 · DEN 86-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
Q4 0:27 · DEN 90-89 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
