⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 10:48 · MIA 67-60 PHX
- Steal
Tyler Herro stole it from Royce O'Neale
Q4 0:51 · MIA 119-111 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Haywood Highsmith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · MIA 119-111 PHX
- Missed FT
Haywood Highsmith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · MIA 119-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Royce O'Neale technical foul
Q3 2:22 · MIA 81-71 PHX
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · MIA 106-100 PHX
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale bad pass
Q4 0:51 · MIA 119-111 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
