⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 5:26 · MIA 46-23 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:16 · MIA 77-66 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
