⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their twelve- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 25-17 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 9:25 · MIA 67-63 LAC
- Ties it
Jason Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:13 · MIA 94-94 LAC
- Go-ahead
Ricky Davis hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jason Williams with the assist
Q4 0:33 · MIA 97-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · MIA 91-92 LAC
- Turnover
Jason Williams bad pass
Q4 1:30 · MIA 91-92 LAC
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIA 98-97 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 7:28 · MIA 31-47 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:07 · MIA 82-82 LAC
- Lead
Corey Maggette hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · MIA 94-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley bad pass
Q4 4:54 · MIA 88-87 LAC
- Turnover
Al Thornton bad pass
Q4 2:44 · MIA 91-92 LAC
- Missed FT
Al Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MIA 97-96 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
