⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:11 · MIA 77-98 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 7:01 · MIA 38-52 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 4:07 · MIA 62-87 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
