⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 17-5 off them
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q1 3:33 · MIA 18-33 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:56 · MIA 44-53 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:37 · MIA 54-58 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:46 · MIA 109-113 CHI
- Turnover
Caleb Martin traveling
Q4 2:01 · MIA 109-116 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:44 · MIA 0-8 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 7:25 · MIA 5-21 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:37 · MIA 105-112 CHI
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · MIA 108-113 CHI
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIA 113-121 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
