⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 11:06 · WSH 45-34 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Deni Avdija technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:03 · WSH 68-64 MIA
- Missed FT
Corey Kispert misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:02 · WSH 96-103 MIA
- Missed FT
Jordan Poole misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · WSH 102-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:08 · WSH 54-53 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 4:29 · WSH 71-81 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:17 · WSH 81-95 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · WSH 96-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
