⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
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
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:29 · MIA 88-88 LAL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a two point shot, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:27 · MIA 90-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · MIA 92-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:01 · MIA 62-68 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 28-foot three jumper, Ron Artest with the assist
Q4 2:26 · MIA 88-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:41 · MIA 82-82 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 1:29 · MIA 88-88 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · MIA 92-88 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
