⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 10:59 · CHA 36-30 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover
Q4 4:37 · CHA 111-118 MIA
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball lost ball turnover
Q4 3:44 · CHA 114-120 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:47 · CHA 13-17 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 7:54 · CHA 108-115 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 19 | Threes made | 18 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
