⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:01 · MIA 18-14 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:18 · MIA 68-74 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:33 · MIA 90-96 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:11 · MIA 89-96 LAL
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 0:40 · MIA 94-100 LAL
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 0:32 · MIA 94-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:25 · MIA 0-8 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:00 · MIA 24-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 10:17 · MIA 75-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 1:28 · MIA 92-98 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:43 · MIA 94-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
