⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-3Q125-23
-3Q221-23
-4Q321-24
+7Q420-13
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 19-8 off them
Key battles
9Blocks2
8Points off turnovers19
14Fast break points6
21%Three-point accuracy40%
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
