⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 7:31 · LAL 67-41 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 0:02 · LAL 83-59 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
