⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third 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
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:31 · LAC 36-39 MIA
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:27 · LAC 85-84 MIA
- Winner
Caron Butler hit a 19-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
OT 4:41 · LAC 88-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)
OT 4:07 · LAC 88-86 MIA
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
OT 4:07 · LAC 88-86 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
OT 3:32 · LAC 88-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:37 · LAC 6-12 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:16 · LAC 28-39 MIA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · LAC 86-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · LAC 83-82 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:15 · LAC 83-82 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 3:29 · LAC 88-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
