⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 41 from three- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q1 0:00 · LAC 32-40 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:44 · LAC 56-56 MIA
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from P.J. Tucker
Q4 0:01 · LAC 112-109 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:31 · LAC 100-96 MIA
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:20 · LAC 108-107 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 2:21 · LAC 21-38 MIA
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Reggie Jackson
Q4 0:20 · LAC 108-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo turnover
Q4 2:37 · LAC 105-98 MIA
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker bad pass
Q4 0:01 · LAC 112-109 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
