⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 42
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 11
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 5:40 · WSH 73-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tristan Vukcevic technical foul
Q1 0:26 · WSH 33-33 MIA
- Missed FT
Jamir Watkins misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 5:36 · WSH 86-118 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 11:05 · WSH 37-46 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 9:03 · WSH 39-58 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 1:28 · WSH 52-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kasparas Jakucionis flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:36 · WSH 86-118 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 21 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 18 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
