⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 26- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:52 · LAL 57-55 MIA
- Steal
Pau Gasol stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 2:39 · LAL 88-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Xavier Henry possession lost ball turnover
Q4 4:58 · LAL 83-90 MIA
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar traveling
Q4 2:34 · LAL 88-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Jodie Meeks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · LAL 92-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 5:00 · LAL 39-48 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:56 · LAL 67-76 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 8:00 · LAL 83-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 2:39 · LAL 88-94 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · LAL 95-101 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 29 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
