⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:52 · LAC 90-90 MIA
- Ties it
Chris Kaman hit a dunk, Brevin Knight with the assist
Q4 2:14 · LAC 92-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Thomas misses technical free throw
Q2 1:23 · LAC 49-49 MIA
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:28 · LAC 56-68 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q2 0:19 · LAC 51-65 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 11-foot jumper
Q4 1:57 · LAC 92-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal lost ball
Q4 4:35 · LAC 82-90 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · LAC 92-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAC 92-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
