⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 30 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 22-6 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:50 · LAL 67-70 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:47 · LAL 9-20 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 16 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
