⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️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.
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Hassan Whiteside stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 0:28 · MIA 88-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:53 · MIA 87-93 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:16 · MIA 87-95 LAC
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · MIA 88-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 11:06 · MIA 29-39 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 0:28 · MIA 88-95 LAC
- Turnover
Austin Rivers Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIA 96-99 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MIA 98-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
