⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen- Made seven threes to their fourteen
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
- Lead
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:15 · LAL 92-91 MIA
- Ties it
Lamar Odom made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:30 · LAL 94-94 MIA
- Ties it
Lamar Odom made 6 ft running jumper.
OT 4:24 · LAL 96-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:44 · LAL 94-94 MIA
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Bad Pass. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
OT 4:47 · LAL 94-94 MIA
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
OT 3:28 · LAL 96-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:24 · LAL 27-28 MIA
- Lead
Eddie Jones made 17 ft two point shot. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
OT 4:41 · LAL 94-96 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade made 6 ft two point shot.
OT 3:41 · LAL 96-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:59 · LAL 93-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Christian Laettner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:42 · LAL 93-94 MIA
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
OT 0:03 · LAL 102-104 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
