⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 7 down to 12 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 24
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 7 down to 12 up
Q2 3:16 · MIA 67-55 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 9:42 · MIA 79-58 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Haywood Highsmith bad pass
Q4 2:49 · MIA 114-106 ATL
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 1:38 · MIA 117-109 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 11:18 · MIA 2-15 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:59 · MIA 43-51 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:37 · MIA 114-109 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu bad pass
Q4 3:12 · MIA 114-106 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · MIA 117-109 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 18 | Threes made | 18 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
