⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
- A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:54 · LAL 53-47 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q4 9:06 · LAL 114-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Young technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:02 · LAL 67-60 MIA
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jordan Clarkson and Goran Dragic
Q3 5:28 · LAL 76-68 MIA
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q3 5:28 · LAL 76-68 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 8:15 · LAL 42-43 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:45 · LAL 92-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:28 · LAL 76-68 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
