⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 5:57 · LAC 60-54 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 10:56 · LAC 107-105 MIA
- Ties it
James Harden hit a 29-foot threeer
Q4 1:46 · LAC 116-116 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · LAC 109-112 MIA
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:38 · LAC 113-113 MIA
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:09 · LAC 116-118 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 8:15 · LAC 47-54 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 10:17 · LAC 76-77 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:16 · LAC 79-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pelle Larsson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · LAC 109-113 MIA
- Turnover
Norman Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · LAC 119-120 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
