⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:17 · MIA 15-9 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:33 · MIA 39-32 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 5:39 · MIA 108-89 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:41 · MIA 30-32 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:45 · MIA 77-70 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
