⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 5:44 · MIA 85-74 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:23 · MIA 108-101 LAL
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 2:19 · MIA 108-107 LAL
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo traveling
Q4 0:08 · MIA 108-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:37 · MIA 108-107 LAL
- Steal
Austin Reaves stole it from Tyler Herro
Q4 2:19 · MIA 108-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Darvin Ham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · MIA 87-77 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:26 · MIA 105-97 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:57 · MIA 108-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
