⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-20Q122-39
+2Q226-21
+5Q330-20
-8Q418-22
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 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 four threes to their eleven
Key battles
6Points off turnovers17
11Threes made4
11Free throws made18
17Offensive rebounds12
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
