⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:11 · MIA 11-3 CHI
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 5:40 · MIA 80-74 CHI
- Winner
Jimmy Butler hit a 19-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:00 · MIA 118-116 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:30 · MIA 67-74 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:40 · MIA 100-99 CHI
- Go-ahead
Coby White hit a 27-foot three jumper, DeMar DeRozan with the assist
Q4 2:14 · MIA 112-114 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · MIA 114-116 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
