⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+3Q123-21
+12Q232-21
-19Q314-33
-5Q420-25
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy44%
2Blocks7
8Turnovers14
2Threes made4
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
