⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-9Q119-24
-14Q218-27
-1Q323-21
+13Q430-18
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
10Threes made5
12Turnovers18
2Blocks4
22Assists16
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
