⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
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
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 21-11 off them- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 1:53 · LAC 56-52 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 2:17 · LAC 87-69 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 6:15 · LAC 99-80 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:35 · LAC 9-13 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:22 · LAC 19-29 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
