⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 42 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:16 · MIA 8-2 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 8:49 · MIA 48-40 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:13 · MIA 96-89 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Davion Mitchell technical foul
Q3 10:15 · MIA 68-70 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:37 · MIA 25-28 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 23 | Threes made | 12 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 39 | Assists | 29 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
