⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:01 · LAC 31-35 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 8:10 · LAC 62-59 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:32 · LAC 83-68 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:42 · LAC 9-13 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
