⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q125-27
-3Q216-21
+8Q326-19
0Q420-20
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three
Key battles
14Assists26
30%Three-point accuracy18%
6Threes made3
22Free throws made15
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
