⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 46 from three
- Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 59
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:00 · ATL 75-75 MIA
- Ties it
Dejounte Murray hit a driving layup
Q4 0:17 · ATL 101-101 MIA
- Lead
De'Andre Hunter hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 4:10 · ATL 103-101 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic bad pass
Q4 0:46 · ATL 99-100 MIA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
OT 2:13 · ATL 105-104 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
2OT 4:05 · ATL 107-107 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:32 · ATL 41-56 MIA
- Ties it
Haywood Highsmith hit a 25-foot three jumper, Nikola Jovic with the assist
OT 0:46 · ATL 107-107 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
OT 0:46 · ATL 107-113 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Haywood Highsmith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · ATL 99-98 MIA
- Turnover
Nikola Jovic bad pass
OT 3:56 · ATL 103-101 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
OT 0:06 · ATL 107-107 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 18 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
