⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 12
A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:56 · LAC 11-3 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 0:59 · LAC 30-22 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 11:04 · LAC 89-68 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q4 10:23 · LAC 85-68 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 8:51 · LAC 67-52 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12
Q4 6:28 · LAC 98-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Goran Dragic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:17 · LAC 64-43 MIA
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:00 · LAC 65-43 MIA
- Flagrant
Dion Waiters flagrant foul type 2 (J.J. Redick draws the foul)
Q3 3:09 · LAC 71-56 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
