⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:56 · LAL 86-83 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:24 · LAL 98-96 MIA
- Winner
Kyle Kuzma hit a driving layup, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:36 · LAL 105-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:58 · LAL 106-103 MIA
- Turnover
Josh Hart lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · LAL 106-105 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 11:09 · LAL 29-34 MIA
- Ties it
Josh Richardson hit a 28-foot three shot, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 2:53 · LAL 103-103 MIA
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Josh Hart
Q4 0:28 · LAL 106-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo traveling
Q4 2:18 · LAL 105-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
