⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 8:06 · MIA 38-28 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Allen Double Technical Foul. Corey Maggette gains possession.
Q3 4:41 · MIA 61-53 LAC
- Flagrant
Anthony Carter Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 2:24 · MIA 65-61 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:20 · MIA 45-40 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:28 · MIA 65-66 LAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q3 0:42 · MIA 66-81 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul
Q1 8:30 · MIA 4-7 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
