⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:08 · MIA 11-5 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:01 · MIA 39-29 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:06 · MIA 99-101 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:59 · MIA 26-25 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 10:22 · MIA 86-89 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:33 · MIA 90-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Simmons bad pass
Q4 4:21 · MIA 95-98 BKN
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale offensive foul
Q4 3:57 · MIA 97-98 BKN
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale turnover
Q4 3:57 · MIA 97-98 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
