⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 23-15 off them- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 4:21 · ATL 43-56 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:05 · ATL 52-60 MIA
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Dru Smith
Q4 0:54 · ATL 107-115 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Quin Snyder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:47 · ATL 21-38 MIA
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:44 · ATL 96-109 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:16 · ATL 5-10 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 7:17 · ATL 9-22 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 5:17 · ATL 67-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dru Smith bad pass
Q4 0:54 · ATL 107-115 MIA
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:17 · ATL 109-117 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
