⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:49 · MIA 24-9 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:32 · MIA 91-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 4:20 · MIA 24-17 LAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q3 3:08 · MIA 85-101 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 9:52 · MIA 91-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Maurice Harkless flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:31 · MIA 76-78 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
