⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:00 · DEN 41-33 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:50 · DEN 68-57 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 7:58 · DEN 92-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:39 · DEN 120-112 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:35 · DEN 41-42 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:39 · DEN 82-77 MIA
- Steal
Kel'el Ware stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:39 · DEN 120-112 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
