⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three- Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 22
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 70
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:38 · MIA 9-0 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 2:10 · MIA 44-29 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · MIA 107-112 LAL
- Turnover
Pelle Larsson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:47 · MIA 110-117 LAL
- Turnover
Tyler Herro out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:30 · MIA 124-131 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 6:29 · MIA 77-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:53 · MIA 107-111 LAL
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · MIA 124-130 LAL
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIA 126-133 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
