⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 36
- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 21-4 off them
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q1 2:28 · MIA 34-22 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 4:07 · MIA 60-43 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 0:47 · MIA 70-49 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:27 · MIA 105-101 PHI
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 3:51 · MIA 105-101 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:24 · MIA 2-8 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:02 · MIA 72-62 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. bad pass
Q4 4:15 · MIA 105-101 PHI
- Missed FT
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:39 · MIA 108-104 PHI
- Missed FT
Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · MIA 108-104 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
