⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:40 · LAL 57-59 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:07 · LAL 66-63 MIA
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Andre Iguodala
Q4 0:05 · LAL 94-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Alex Caruso technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:41 · LAL 69-78 MIA
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:51 · LAL 84-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 8:53 · LAL 10-19 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 2:51 · LAL 19-31 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 6:23 · LAL 66-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson offensive foul
Q4 0:25 · LAL 92-94 MIA
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson turnover
Q4 0:25 · LAL 92-94 MIA
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala bad pass
Q4 0:05 · LAL 94-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
