⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 43
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
Could not get to the line, 31 free throws to their 44
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 7:38 · MIA 21-7 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:55 · MIA 101-99 UTAH
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell discontinue dribble turnover
Q4 2:27 · MIA 109-108 UTAH
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:46 · MIA 111-108 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:44 · MIA 30-26 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 2:54 · MIA 50-58 UTAH
- Winner
Brice Sensabaugh hit a 26-foot three step back jumper, Ace Bailey with the assist
Q4 0:46 · MIA 111-113 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ace Bailey flagrant foul type 1
Q1 8:13 · MIA 6-5 UTAH
- Turnover
Isaiah Collier lost ball turnover
Q4 4:10 · MIA 104-101 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |







