Professional DNA
Miami Heat attack through catch & shoot
34.3 % of their plays · 2025-26
34.3
%
The question
How does Miami Heat play?
The evidence
Miami Heat · hand-offs: 0.984 points per play
On offense
The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- catch & shoot1.05 points per play
34.3 % of their plays · 52th percentile
- transition1.10 points per play
24.9 % of their plays · 24th percentile
- one-on-one0.95 points per play
8.9 % of their plays · 72th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.87 points per play
5.6 % of their plays · 48th percentile
- putbacks1.13 points per play
5.6 % of their plays · 48th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.28 points per play
4.9 % of their plays · 24th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.46 points per play
4.8 % of their plays · 31th percentile
- post-ups0.93 points per play
3.9 % of their plays · 21th percentile
- coming off screens0.96 points per play
3.6 % of their plays · 48th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.07 points per play
2.2 % of their plays · 31th percentile
- hand-offs0.98 points per play
1.3 % of their plays · 76th percentile
On defense
What the team concedes on each play type. A high percentile is good defense: fewer points allowed per play.
- catch & shoot1.02 points per play
24.9 % of their plays · 79th percentile
- transition1.13 points per play
18.0 % of their plays · 41th percentile
- pick & roll (ball-handler)0.90 points per play
14.7 % of their plays · 24th percentile
- cuts to the basket1.21 points per play
8.0 % of their plays · 97th percentile
- one-on-one0.92 points per play
7.9 % of their plays · 59th percentile
- miscellaneous plays0.53 points per play
5.5 % of their plays · 24th percentile
- putbacks1.17 points per play
5.3 % of their plays · 17th percentile
- rolling to the rim1.07 points per play
5.1 % of their plays · 72th percentile
- hand-offs0.86 points per play
4.0 % of their plays · 93th percentile
- post-ups1.06 points per play
3.6 % of their plays · 21th percentile
- coming off screens1.02 points per play
3.1 % of their plays · 14th percentile
Limitations
FactDerivedAssumption
What this does not prove
- The play-type split describes where the points come from, not how well each one is defended.
- It portrays the 2025-26 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
From here
Where it comes from
Source
2026-07-26
Model input
2026-07-26
Computation
2026-11-07
This answer
2026-11-07
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