⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the second quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q2 4:41 · MIA 57-47 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 6:40 · MIA 83-63 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 0:58 · MIA 99-75 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 7:18 · MIA 11-19 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 7:47 · MIA 103-90 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
