⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first 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, 39 free throws to their eighteen
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 9:00 · MIA 22-7 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:35 · MIA 57-48 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 2:38 · MIA 88-84 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:00 · MIA 57-51 LAC
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses technical free throw
Q3 9:18 · MIA 69-68 LAC
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:55 · MIA 104-102 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:55 · MIA 40-33 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:03 · MIA 69-72 LAC
- Go-ahead
Sam Cassell hit a 24-foot three jumper, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 2:29 · MIA 108-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 11:08 · MIA 2-0 LAC
- Turnover
Sam Cassell offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)
Q4 0:04 · MIA 118-114 LAC
- Turnover
Sam Cassell turnover
Q4 0:04 · MIA 118-114 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
