⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 34
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 10:18 · LAC 61-71 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q3 5:46 · LAC 77-75 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
Q4 4:43 · LAC 95-98 MIA
- Turnover
Norman Powell turnover
Q4 2:03 · LAC 97-104 MIA
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · LAC 100-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:11 · LAC 14-18 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 8:11 · LAC 40-49 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 3:46 · LAC 44-64 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q2 3:25 · LAC 44-59 MIA
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:05 · LAC 89-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · LAC 97-104 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
