⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 45- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:09 · MIA 23-15 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:45 · MIA 50-55 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 6:12 · MIA 31-35 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 9:13 · MIA 67-77 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Piatkowski missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:43 · MIA 33-38 LAC
- Technical
Jeff McInnis Technical Foul
Q3 5:45 · MIA 50-55 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
