⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 23-7 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:16 · LAL 61-66 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:51 · LAL 70-71 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 11:12 · LAL 92-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Anthony Davis defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:11 · LAL 115-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 10:16 · LAL 39-50 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass
Q4 2:38 · LAL 113-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
