⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 31-2 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 4:48 · MIA 28-19 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:16 · MIA 66-52 LAL
- Steal
Caleb Martin stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:22 · MIA 105-98 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 3:21 · MIA 105-98 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:22 · MIA 105-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
