⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:32 · BKN 55-53 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 10:57 · BKN 80-79 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 6:11 · BKN 98-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul
Q2 10:35 · BKN 28-33 MIA
- Technical
Keon Johnson technical foul
Q2 10:13 · BKN 30-34 MIA
- Technical
Trendon Watford technical foul
Q2 5:50 · BKN 39-42 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:18 · BKN 5-16 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:27 · BKN 28-34 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses technical free throw
Q2 10:13 · BKN 30-34 MIA
- Technical
Duncan Robinson technical foul
Q2 8:21 · BKN 34-37 MIA
- Turnover
Terry Rozier bad pass
Q4 4:52 · BKN 91-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
