⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 20 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
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 45
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:42 · MIA 79-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:51 · MIA 89-97 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:56 · MIA 36-31 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 7:22 · MIA 60-65 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 5:59 · MIA 62-76 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 0:27 · MIA 102-108 LAC
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIA 105-108 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
