⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:11 · LAL 8-4 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:22 · LAL 69-59 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 0:04 · LAL 90-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q2 1:12 · LAL 72-66 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:20 · LAL 18-17 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul
Q2 2:25 · LAL 68-59 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 39 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. LaRaviaF | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +20 |
W. KesslerC Double-double | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +16 |
M. ThybulleG | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +13 |
L. DoncicG Double-double | 36 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 49 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 14-24 | 6-15 | 8-10 | +26 |
A. ReavesG | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 10-15 | 4-5 | 3-4 | +21 |
S. MamukelashviliF | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +10 |
Q. GrimesG | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +5 |
C. SextonG | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
Z. WilliamsF | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -6 |
J. VanderbiltF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
B. JamesG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
J. HardyG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +1 |
L. LoveringC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
C. CarrG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 138 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 51-89 | 19-43 | 17-24 |
Did not playK. Looney (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 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 10-17 | 0-3 | 10-15 | -7 |
A. WigginsF | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | -26 |
B. AdebayoC | 31 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5-7 | -23 |
K. ThompsonG | 27 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 1-1 | -22 |
D. MitchellG | 29 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5-5 | 4-4 | 1-2 | -13 |
P. LarssonG | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 |
T. Hardaway Jr.G | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +3 |
B. PortisF | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
D. SmithG | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -2 |
R. ConwellG | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -5 |
N. JovicF | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
M. GardnerF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
N. RichardsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Team | 117 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 38-75 | 16-41 | 25-35 |
Did not playS. Fontecchio (coach's decision)
