⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 23 from three- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 44
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 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:48 · MIA 70-63 LAL
- Go-ahead
Quentin Richardson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:11 · MIA 99-97 LAL
- Winner
Jermaine O'Neal hit a two point shot, Dwyane Wade with the assist
OT 1:34 · MIA 109-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal offensive foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)
Q4 0:42 · MIA 96-97 LAL
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal turnover
Q4 0:42 · MIA 96-97 LAL
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 4:13 · MIA 99-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 12-foot jumper
OT 3:50 · MIA 99-101 LAL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 22-foot jumper
OT 3:16 · MIA 101-103 LAL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 2:47 · MIA 103-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum turnover
OT 2:13 · MIA 105-105 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant offensive foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)
OT 0:18 · MIA 111-109 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
OT 0:18 · MIA 111-109 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
