MIA106
FINAL
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Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets — Win Probability

FINAL
Miami Heat logo
Miami Heat
14-11
106
VS
Brooklyn Nets logo
Brooklyn Nets
7-18
95
Model expected score: Miami Heat 117.4 – Brooklyn Nets 118.4 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

MIA
  • Giannis AntetokounmpoDay-To-Day
BKN
  • Mikel Brown Jr.Day-To-Day
  • Grant NelsonDay-To-Day
  • Egor DeminOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Nets 55%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Heat won by 11
COMBINED SCORE
201

Margin of Victory — Brooklyn Nets (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost ← actual result
47%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
16%
Won by 15-21
10%
Won by 21+
8%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 201.

O/U LINE 210
91% over9% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
80% over20% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
62% over38% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
41% over59% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
23% over77% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
10% over90% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

MIA
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Norman PowellSG
21.7
Tyler HerroSG
20.5
Bam AdebayoC
20.1
Andrew WigginsSF
15.4
Pelle LarssonSG
11.4
BKN
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Michael Porter Jr.SF
24.2
Cam ThomasSG
15.6
Noah ClowneyPF
12.3
Nic ClaxtonC
11.7
Egor DëminPG
10.3

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
MIA
120.19
5th / 30
Points
BKN
109.62
30th / 30
MIA
45.59
5th / 30
Rebounds
BKN
40.38
28th / 30
MIA
28.85
5th / 30
Assists
BKN
25.62
19th / 30
MIA
104.17
1st / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
BKN
97.01
29th / 30
MIA
54.42%
14th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
BKN
52.92%
23rd / 30
MIA
11.76%
8th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
BKN
13.28%
25th / 30
MIA
22.66%
26th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
BKN
25.09%
21st / 30
MIA
.274
17th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
BKN
.284
12th / 30
MIA
115.37
19th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
BKN
112.99
26th / 30
MIA
112.21
2nd / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
BKN
119.06
23rd / 30
MIA
+3.16
10th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
BKN
-6.07
24th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
47.59%12th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
44.60%28th/30
12.0921st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.676th/30
33.1023rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
42.744th/30
36.52%10th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.32%26th/30
30.0410th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
24.6629th/30
55.436th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
45.4329th/30
54.20%19th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.28%18th/30
19.0220th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.6615th/30
24.2518th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.0613th/30
78.45%20th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.48%19th/30
9.8827th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.3817th/30
33.884th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.2527th/30
8.5014th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.5325th/30
4.7616th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.4421st/30
13.237th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.1823rd/30
18.521st/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.8516th/30
Opponent
44.50%2nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
49.00%26th/30
13.2619th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.0815th/30
39.9328th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.657th/30
33.21%2nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.76%27th/30
27.638th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.4127th/30
51.9414th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.1223rd/30
53.18%6th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.19%26th/30
17.173rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.9915th/30
21.653rd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.1814th/30
79.31%18th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.52%14th/30
12.7629th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.706th/30
33.7424th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.9826th/30
8.0710th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.9222nd/30
5.1621st/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.4812th/30
14.1914th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.9620th/30
19.597th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.4116th/30
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