⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 36 from three
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 10:15 · LAC 8-7 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 8:30 · LAC 53-44 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:12 · LAC 100-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. bad pass
Q4 0:46 · LAC 121-114 MIA
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. bad pass
Q4 0:09 · LAC 123-116 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:10 · LAC 33-40 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 8:24 · LAC 75-76 MIA
- Steal
Tyler Herro stole it from Marcus Morris Sr.
Q4 0:46 · LAC 121-114 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
