⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 36 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 5:39 · DAL 78-72 MIA
- Steal
Naji Marshall stole it from Kel'el Ware
Q4 2:44 · DAL 108-102 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 4:49 · DAL 110-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Naji Marshall technical foul
Q4 0:52 · DAL 116-111 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:28 · DAL 116-113 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 7:50 · DAL 65-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alec Burks offensive foul
Q4 4:05 · DAL 103-102 MIA
- Turnover
Alec Burks turnover
Q4 4:05 · DAL 103-102 MIA
- Turnover
Kel'el Ware lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · DAL 108-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
