⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:17 · MIA 51-53 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 8:26 · MIA 70-62 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 4:03 · MIA 83-69 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyler Herro technical foul
Q4 5:38 · MIA 97-77 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 0:37 · MIA 25-39 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
