⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their five- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their nineteen
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 9:27 · MIA 17-6 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 8:06 · MIA 86-61 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36
Q3 1:51 · MIA 108-72 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q1 7:49 · MIA 11-6 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q4 9:09 · MIA 114-84 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 24 | Threes made | 5 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 42 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
