⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:31 · MIA 20-10 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:47 · MIA 80-72 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:20 · MIA 88-80 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala offensive foul
Q4 1:24 · MIA 104-97 LAL
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala turnover
Q4 1:24 · MIA 104-97 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:12 · MIA 49-51 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:05 · MIA 80-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:14 · MIA 102-94 LAL
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:14 · MIA 103-94 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
