⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-7Q122-33
+6Q223-20
-8Q39-19
+11Q426-17
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
4Threes made8
2Steals4
57%Three-point accuracy42%
6Blocks9
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
