⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 33 from three
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 62
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 8:46 · MIA 41-30 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:05 · MIA 108-110 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:41 · MIA 90-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma traveling
Q4 1:50 · MIA 102-110 WSH
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma offensive foul
Q4 0:12 · MIA 108-110 WSH
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIA 108-110 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 35 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
