⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Bam Adebayo defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:33 · MIA 112-104 LAC
- Turnover
Tyler Herro out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · MIA 115-107 LAC
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · MIA 117-111 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 4:19 · MIA 87-74 LAC
- Steal
Luke Kennard stole it from Tyler Herro
Q4 0:33 · MIA 117-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amir Coffey misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:11 · MIA 109-102 LAC
- Missed FT
Amir Coffey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIA 119-113 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
