⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:21 · MIA 116-114 PHX
- Go-ahead
Bam Adebayo hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jaime Jaquez Jr. with the assist
Q4 1:49 · MIA 116-114 PHX
- Winner
Norman Powell hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jaime Jaquez Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:48 · MIA 121-118 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:31 · MIA 107-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:07 · MIA 78-74 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:28 · MIA 99-104 PHX
- Ties it
Mark Williams hit a tip shot
Q4 0:59 · MIA 118-118 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Williams traveling turnover
Q4 1:59 · MIA 113-114 PHX
- Turnover
Grayson Allen steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:47 · MIA 121-118 PHX
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:11 · MIA 121-118 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
