⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:30 · LAC 8-2 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 10:37 · LAC 95-76 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 8:07 · LAC 40-43 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q4 5:13 · LAC 107-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:07 · LAC 84-74 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
