⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:12 · MIA 20-19 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:08 · MIA 86-80 LAC
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Offensive Foul
Q4 1:47 · MIA 88-82 LAC
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Foul
Q4 1:47 · MIA 88-82 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Offensive Foul
Q4 1:59 · MIA 88-82 LAC
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Foul
Q4 1:59 · MIA 88-82 LAC
- Missed FT
Elton Brand missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · MIA 88-83 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
