⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 40 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
- Gave up second chances, nine offensive rebounds to their one
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:55 · MIA 36-37 CHI
- Ties it
Pelle Larsson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jaime Jaquez Jr. with the assist
Q4 2:46 · MIA 109-109 CHI
- Ties it
Andrew Wiggins hit a 22-foot three jumper, Dru Smith with the assist
Q4 1:20 · MIA 116-116 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:41 · MIA 101-106 CHI
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:20 · MIA 116-116 CHI
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · MIA 116-116 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 10:27 · MIA 3-12 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:17 · MIA 67-66 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 1:12 · MIA 116-125 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:37 · MIA 109-111 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 36 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
