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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 27 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 104 |
 Heat | 32 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 110 |
LALTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 35-7944.3% | 12-3534.3% | 22-2588.0% | 40 | 26 | 22 |
| MIA | 34-7147.9% | 10-2540.0% | 32-4080.0% | 38 | 22 | 20 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Miami Heat110| 36 | 28 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 11-12 | 0 | +14 | +13.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 13 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | +3 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.7 | |||||
| 26 | 11 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 25 | 18 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 0 | +5.9 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 15 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −7.3 | ||||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −6.5 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |||||
| 9 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | +3 | +1.6 | ||||||
| Team | 110 | 34-7147.9% | 10-2540.0% | 38 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 32-4080.0% | 9 | 12 | 8 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Kendrick Nunn, Max Strus, Udonis Haslem, Dewayne Dedmon and Gabe Vincent (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers104| 40 | 10 | 2-12 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 0 | −5 | −7.1 | |||||||
| 39 | 28, Season high (his best before, 23) | 11-20 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 | −6.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 14 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 27 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | −1 | +3.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 21 | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | −5 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 17 | 6 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.6 | |||
| 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.8 | |||
| Team | 104 | 35-7944.3% | 12-3534.3% | 40 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 22-2588.0% | 10 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 25 points on 8 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Talen Horton-Tucker (nwt_league_suspension); Marc Gasol, Devontae Cacok and Kostas Antetokounmpo (coach’s decision).
Heat110Lakers104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jimmy Butler III scored 28 points, and the Miami Heat beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 110-104.
Precious Achiuwa’s cutting layup put the Heat ahead for good with 20 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Lakers got within 95-92 on Markieff Morris’ 3-pointer with 5:07 to play, but Butler answered with a 19-foot pull-up jumper, and the Lakers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Lakers 7-0. Early in the fourth quarter, Andre Iguodala had 2 steals.
For the Lakers, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 28 points with 6 3-pointers.
The Heat shot 47.9% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Lakers’ 44.3% and 34.3%. The Lakers turned it over 22 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers’ starters were outscored 34-23 in 12 minutes together.
Miami HeatLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
78 points from the field on 71 shots: 1.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-24 | 54.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-19 | 36.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 33 | 6 | 2-2 | −4 |
| Markieff Morris | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Dennis Schröder | 7 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Alex Caruso | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 8 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 21 | 2 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Ben McLemore | 10 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Andre Drummond | 4 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 16 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Ben McLemore | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Wesley Matthews | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
MIA
Highest Leverage Moments
Herro 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 11:38
14.9%
62→77
Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Caruso 5 AST)
Q4 6:11
13.6%
82→68
Morris 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Schroder 14 AST)
Q4 5:07
13.6%
82→68
Herro 19' Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Butler 4 AST)
Q4 4:10
12.9%
79→92
Robinson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Adebayo 4 AST)
Q4 2:49
11.0%
85→96
