⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 35 from three
- Won the glass, 65 rebounds to 44
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:41 · WSH 25-31 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul
Q2 4:07 · WSH 34-46 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 7:29 · WSH 58-77 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
