⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 23-13 off them- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, ten of 40
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 11:26 · LAC 34-33 MIA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q2 8:51 · LAC 50-35 MIA
- Lead
Darius Garland hit a 27-foot three jumper, Brook Lopez with the assist
OT 3:06 · LAC 112-109 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:23 · LAC 104-103 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:44 · LAC 106-105 MIA
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · LAC 106-105 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:25 · LAC 101-100 MIA
- Ties it
Klay Thompson hit a 23-foot running jump shot, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
OT 2:12 · LAC 112-112 MIA
- Winner
Klay Thompson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
OT 0:01 · LAC 116-117 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:14 · LAC 101-99 MIA
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 4:31 · LAC 109-107 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 35 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones Jr.F | 37 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -3 |
R. HachimuraF | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 6-7 | +8 |
B. LopezC | 35 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 2-5 | -1 |
K. DunnG | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
D. GarlandG | 39 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 10-14 | 4-6 | 2-2 | -16 |
M. StrusG | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | -19 |
K. SandersG | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 2-2 | -2 |
K. WaglerG | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2-2 | +15 |
I. JacksonF | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -4 |
G. DickG | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
B. MillerF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 116 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 43-90 | 16-43 | 14-20 |
Did not playN. Martinelli (coach's decision), J. Pickett (coach's decision), B. Wesley (coach's decision), C. Christie (coach's decision)
Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. AntetokounmpoF Double-double | 41 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8-20 | 0-2 | 11-13 | +11 |
A. WigginsF | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
B. AdebayoC Double-double | 41 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 45 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 14-20 | 1-3 | 6-8 | +12 |
K. ThompsonG | 35 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 11-22 | 8-17 | 0-0 | +21 |
D. MitchellG Double-double | 43 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5-13 | 0-5 | 1-1 | +4 |
P. LarssonG | 35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -6 |
B. PortisF | 18 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +2 |
R. ConwellG | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
T. Hardaway Jr.G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
S. FontecchioF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -19 |
| Team | 117 | 50 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 43-100 | 10-40 | 21-26 |
Did not playM. Gardner (coach's decision), N. Jovic (coach's decision), N. Richards (coach's decision), D. Smith (coach's decision)
