⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA 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 Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:33 · CHA 33-33 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:00 · CHA 84-89 MIA
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Jimmy Butler
Q4 0:21 · CHA 111-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHA 112-114 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · CHA 111-114 MIA
- Missed FT
Caleb Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHA 112-114 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CHA 114-115 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 31 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
