⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:36 · MIA 12-2 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Allen Double Technical Foul. Shaquille O'Neal gains possession.
Q3 4:54 · MIA 52-57 LAL
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher.
Q4 1:35 · MIA 81-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q1 3:21 · MIA 23-24 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:01 · MIA 75-84 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 1:31 · MIA 81-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kareem Rush Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 10:30 · MIA 41-48 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
