⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their twelve- Went cold from three, five of 27
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:27 · MIA 18-10 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:55 · MIA 32-29 DAL
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 9-foot running pullup jump shot, Pelle Larsson with the assist
Q4 0:42 · MIA 104-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:55 · MIA 95-94 DAL
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell traveling
Q4 1:19 · MIA 102-100 DAL
- Turnover
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:18 · MIA 104-102 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:00 · MIA 20-24 DAL
- Ties it
Cooper Flagg hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:05 · MIA 102-102 DAL
- Steal
Cooper Flagg stole it from Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Q4 0:18 · MIA 104-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Klay Thompson technical foul
Q4 8:43 · MIA 85-82 DAL
- Turnover
Max Christie steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:37 · MIA 102-100 DAL
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 0:48 · MIA 102-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
