⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 47
- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second quarter
A 16-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:42 · PHI 49-49 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:06 · PHI 81-85 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 0:35 · PHI 67-80 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
