⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 2:32 · MIA 38-28 DAL
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a 1-foot dunk, Duncan Robinson with the assist
Q4 0:04 · MIA 114-114 DAL
- Winner
Bam Adebayo hit a 22-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler with the assist
OT 2:54 · MIA 120-118 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson bad pass
Q4 4:45 · MIA 103-103 DAL
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · MIA 112-113 DAL
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:41 · MIA 116-116 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kyrie Irving hit a 7-foot pullup jump shot, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 0:55 · MIA 112-113 DAL
- Lead
Naji Marshall hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
OT 4:20 · MIA 114-116 DAL
- Go-ahead
Dereck Lively II hit a dunk
OT 3:21 · MIA 117-118 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIA 112-113 DAL
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
OT 3:46 · MIA 116-116 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
