⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:38 · MIA 9-0 MEM
- Go-ahead
Davion Mitchell hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:01 · MIA 106-105 MEM
- Ties it
Tyler Herro hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:14 · MIA 108-108 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 5:22 · MIA 39-44 MEM
- Go-ahead
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a 23-foot three jumper, Scotty Pippen Jr. with the assist
Q4 1:07 · MIA 106-108 MEM
- Winner
Ja Morant hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · MIA 108-110 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Ja Morant technical foul
Q3 8:33 · MIA 57-61 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
