⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 20-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 0:35 · PHX 60-58 MIA
- Steal
Bradley Beal stole it from Tyler Herro
Q4 2:28 · PHX 108-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · PHX 108-103 MIA
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · PHX 114-112 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 1:35 · PHX 26-28 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:07 · PHX 62-69 MIA
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from Jusuf Nurkic
Q4 2:22 · PHX 108-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · PHX 108-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
