⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 10:33 · MIA 14-6 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:53 · MIA 45-46 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses technical free throw
Q3 0:11 · MIA 65-73 LAC
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · MIA 88-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 0:10 · MIA 48-53 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 7:35 · MIA 53-64 LAC
- Steal
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:57 · MIA 88-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:11 · MIA 65-73 LAC
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · MIA 83-86 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
