⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 28 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, 23 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:10 · CHA 66-57 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 10:24 · CHA 105-90 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27
Q4 8:22 · CHA 121-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 3:07 · CHA 47-49 MIA
- Technical
Josh Green technical foul
Q3 0:26 · CHA 93-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Davion Mitchell flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:07 · CHA 47-49 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
