Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highScoring chainsOn DAL
Antetokounmpo got 12 of his 26 pts via drives (6 makes, 46% up 11 pp from season avg 35%).
3 from cuts (6 pts) · 2 from pull-up jumpers (6 pts)
- 02highScoring chainsOn MIA
Washington got 12 of his 16 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 75% up 35 pp from season avg 40%).
1 from cuts (2 pts) · 1 from drives (2 pts)
- 03medScoring chainsOn DAL
Mitchell got 8 of his 20 pts via drives (4 makes, 40% down 9 pp from season avg 49%).
2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts) · 2 from pull-up jumpers (4 pts)
- 04medScoring chainsOn MIA
Flagg got 10 of his 26 pts via drives (5 makes, 38%).
3 from pull-up jumpers (8 pts) · 3 from post-ups (6 pts)
- 05lowTurnover outcomesOn DAL
DAL scored 12 pts off MIA's 14 turnovers (0.86 PPP allowed).
5 of 14 TOVs (36%) led to a make.
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | DAL | 8/27 30% | 12/22 55% | 11/21 52% | 12/24 50% | 43/94 46% |
| MIA | 11/21 52% | 10/23 43% | 11/23 48% | 9/25 36% | 41/92 45% | |
| 3P | DAL | 3/14 21% | 4/9 44% | 4/11 36% | 3/12 25% | 14/46 30% |
| MIA | 2/7 29% | 4/11 36% | 5/14 36% | 2/9 22% | 13/41 32% | |
| FT | DAL | 4/4 100% | 2/2 100% | 4/4 100% | 3/4 75% | 13/14 93% |
| MIA | 3/6 50% | 1/2 50% | 5/9 56% | 5/8 63% | 14/25 56% | |
| REB | DAL | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 51 |
| MIA | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 42 | |
| AST | DAL | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| MIA | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | |
| TOV | DAL | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| MIA | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Paint PTS | DAL | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 44 |
| MIA | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — MIA ahead above the line, DAL below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (6) and ties (6).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cooper Flagg DAL · Starter | 39:44 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12/23 | 2/8 | +8 |
P.J. Washington DAL · Starter | 40:38 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6/15 | 4/11 | +5 |
Kyrie Irving DAL · Starter | 32:40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7/17 | 2/11 | -6 |
Walter Clayton Jr. DAL | 17:10 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6/7 | 2/2 | +22 |
Max Christie DAL · Starter | 25:45 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3/6 | 3/6 | +4 |
Daniel Gafford DAL · Starter | 25:36 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4/5 | 0/0 | +6 |
Zaccharie Risacher DAL | 29:45 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2/13 | 1/6 | +9 |
Morez Johnson Jr. DAL | 15:04 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | -6 |
Marcus Sasser DAL | 7:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | -10 |
Tobi Lawal DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jett Howard DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Moussa Cisse DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Tarik Biberovic DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Santi Aldama DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Dereck Lively II DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Sergio de Larrea DAL | 5:40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -12 |
Naji Marshall DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Caleb Martin DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | DAL | MIA | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 44 | 48 | MIA +4 |
| Fast break | 11 | 7 | DAL +4 |
| Off turnovers | 15 | 16 | MIA +1 |
| 2nd chance | 15 | 18 | MIA +3 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | DAL | MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 240 | 248 |
| Touches | 329 | 335 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.3 | 17.7 |
| Pull-up FG | 18/44 (41%) | 20/46 (43%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 22/39 (56%) | 19/38 (50%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
4:52
4:23
3:59
3:59
3:45
3:39
3:39
3:31
3:11
3:08
2:46
2:40
2:29
2:11
2:11
2:02
1:17
1:06
1:01
0:56
0:49
0:36
0:31
0:20
0:10
0:10
0:05
| DAL | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:50 | 9 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2 | +5 | |
| 3:35 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 3:50 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | +5 | |
| 3:50 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | +5 | |
| 0:15 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +4 | |
| 0:15 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +4 | |
| 3:35 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | +1 |
| MIA | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:40 | 4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | -5 | |
| 3:50 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | -5 | |
| 0:10 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 3:50 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | -5 | |
| 3:50 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | -5 | |
| 3:50 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | -5 |
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:46MISSDAL106–103 · DAL +3MISS Washington 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:40PTSDAL108–103 · DAL +5Johnson Jr. Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
- 2:29PTSMIA108–105 · DAL +3Mitchell 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (21 PTS)
- 2:11MISSDAL108–105 · DAL +3MISS Flagg 3' Driving Layup
- 2:02PTSDAL111–105 · DAL +6Flagg 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Irving 6 AST)
- 1:41PTSMIA111–107 · DAL +4Antetokounmpo 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (29 PTS)
- 1:17MISSDAL111–107 · DAL +4MISS Risacher 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:06MISSMIA111–107 · DAL +4MISS Larsson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:01MISSMIA111–107 · DAL +4MISS Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:56MISSMIA111–107 · DAL +4MISS Antetokounmpo 2' Putback Layup
- 0:49PTSMIA111–109 · DAL +2Adebayo 2' Tip Layup Shot (8 PTS)
- 0:36MISSDAL111–109 · DAL +2MISS Irving 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:31MISSMIA111–109 · DAL +2MISS Wiggins 3PT Running Jump Shot; Flagg BLOCK (3 BLK)
- 0:10PTSDAL113–109 · DAL +4Flagg 2' Driving Layup (29 PTS)
- 0:05MISSMIA113–109 · DAL +4MISS Mitchell 2' Driving Layup; Risacher BLOCK (3 BLK)