⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:00 · LAC 12-2 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 3:44 · LAC 71-55 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand Lost Ball. Stolen by Brian Grant.
Q4 4:03 · LAC 77-69 MIA
- Missed FT
Cherokee Parks missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:14 · LAC 78-70 MIA
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:43 · LAC 78-70 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:09 · LAC 77-70 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Grant Technical Foul
Q2 4:18 · LAC 37-29 MIA
- Missed FT
Vladimir Stepania missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:47 · LAC 77-70 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
