⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 41 from three- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 24-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:02 · CHA 78-83 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:43 · CHA 96-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · CHA 95-99 MIA
- Turnover
Nick Richards lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · CHA 101-107 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 10:54 · CHA 78-92 MIA
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Nick Richards
Q4 1:06 · CHA 101-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q1 2:56 · CHA 15-17 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:54 · CHA 99-104 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 33 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
