⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:20 · LAL 82-76 MIA
- Ties it
Pau Gasol hit a tip shot
Q4 1:02 · LAL 100-100 MIA
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 27-foot threeer
Q4 0:00 · LAL 108-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:22 · LAL 93-89 MIA
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 3:54 · LAL 93-89 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:25 · LAL 100-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:15 · LAL 72-74 MIA
- Go-ahead
Quentin Richardson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 2:43 · LAL 95-96 MIA
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a jumper
Q4 0:49 · LAL 100-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q3 0:50 · LAL 74-74 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · LAL 92-88 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 105-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
