⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 6:05 · LAC 93-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph traveling
Q4 2:31 · LAC 93-89 MIA
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 0:07 · LAC 97-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Baron Davis
Q4 0:07 · LAC 97-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 3:42 · LAC 90-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
