⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:45 · MIA 29-19 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 6:42 · MIA 50-31 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q4 9:41 · MIA 98-74 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 5:24 · MIA 73-65 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 3:28 · MIA 103-85 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
