⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 32 from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
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 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:02 · MIA 69-74 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:43 · MIA 107-122 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:31 · MIA 19-27 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 9:20 · MIA 30-50 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 8:38 · MIA 91-110 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 21 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 34 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
