⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:36 · DEN 9-0 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:30 · DEN 97-91 MIA
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Q4 0:39 · DEN 99-95 MIA
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 0:39 · DEN 99-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:04 · DEN 101-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
