⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
- A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up in the first quarter
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up
Q1 9:16 · MIA 25-11 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q3 2:44 · MIA 84-60 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 7:51 · MIA 42-31 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
