⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
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 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:07 · MIA 88-77 CHA
- Lead
Duncan Robinson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Bam Adebayo with the assist
Q4 2:45 · MIA 94-91 CHA
- Go-ahead
Tyler Herro hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot, Bam Adebayo with the assist
Q4 1:00 · MIA 99-98 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Davion Mitchell technical foul
Q3 5:01 · MIA 66-67 CHA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 3:02 · MIA 91-91 CHA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · MIA 96-95 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q3 7:23 · MIA 66-68 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:34 · MIA 88-87 CHA
- Winner
Miles Bridges hit a 24-foot three jumper, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 0:41 · MIA 99-101 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mark Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · MIA 91-87 CHA
- Turnover
Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:59 · MIA 91-91 CHA
- Turnover
Nick Smith Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · MIA 102-105 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
