⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
+4Q126-22
+10Q237-31
+4Q327-23
-5Q422-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
9Blocks3
20Free throws made10
11Steals6
8Offensive rebounds13
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:14 · BKN 16-5 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:42 · BKN 23-20 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
