⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 36
- 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 3:19 · WSH 72-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Justin Champagnie technical foul
Q2 1:35 · WSH 41-54 MIA
- Technical
Brian Keefe technical foul
Q3 6:02 · WSH 61-76 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 9:36 · WSH 6-19 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 10:22 · WSH 27-45 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
