⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 10:48 · ATL 60-47 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:42 · ATL 66-63 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
