⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 7:56 · MIA 37-44 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:02 · MIA 58-60 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:10 · MIA 79-78 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Hassan Whiteside and Thomas Robinson
Q4 10:53 · MIA 84-84 LAL
- Missed FT
Justise Winslow misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · MIA 108-104 LAL
- Missed FT
Justise Winslow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MIA 112-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:44 · MIA 0-11 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 1:52 · MIA 108-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
