⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 22-6 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q2 9:52 · MIA 37-34 LAC
- Steal
Caleb Martin stole it from Luke Kennard
Q4 2:21 · MIA 109-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q3 9:23 · MIA 62-63 LAC
- Turnover
Tyler Herro out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · MIA 111-108 LAC
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo back court turnover
Q4 0:25 · MIA 113-108 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 4:55 · MIA 104-98 LAC
- Turnover
Luke Kennard bad pass
Q4 2:21 · MIA 109-103 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
