⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, seventeen of 51 from three- Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eight
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 23-13 off them
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their four
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 2:23 · CHA 94-92 MIA
- Go-ahead
Tidjane Salaun hit a 23-foot three jumper, Moussa Diabate with the assist
Q4 0:42 · CHA 94-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Miller lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · CHA 94-95 MIA
- Missed FT
Cody Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CHA 94-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Cody Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CHA 94-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 10:07 · CHA 3-14 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:49 · CHA 37-45 MIA
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 28-foot threeer, Bam Adebayo with the assist
Q4 0:28 · CHA 94-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo offensive foul
Q4 4:59 · CHA 77-84 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · CHA 91-92 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHA 94-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
