⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:16 · LAL 29-22 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:17 · LAL 99-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:14 · LAL 110-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · LAL 106-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
