⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 3:34 · MIA 31-20 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 1:42 · MIA 89-78 CHI
- Ties it
Tyler Herro hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:45 · MIA 107-107 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 2:00 · MIA 105-105 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:28 · MIA 55-54 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:14 · MIA 78-76 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 8:35 · MIA 94-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matas Buzelis bad pass
Q4 3:37 · MIA 101-99 CHI
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 109-114 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
