⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of eighteen from three- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:03 · LAL 18-13 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)
Q4 2:50 · LAL 90-83 MIA
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 2:50 · LAL 90-83 MIA
- Goaltend
Lamar Odom defensive goaltending
Q4 1:22 · LAL 94-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:09 · LAL 92-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:22 · LAL 94-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · LAL 96-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
