⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-8Q124-30
+4Q227-24
-4Q320-22
-8Q421-27
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
Key battles
19%Three-point accuracy50%
3Threes made10
23Points off turnovers11
11Assists22
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 11 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
