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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 23 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 104 |
 Heat | 26 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 115 |
LALTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 34-7943.0% | 14-4233.3% | 22-2975.9% | 43 | 23 | 19 |
| MIA | 41-8051.3% | 12-3435.3% | 21-2391.3% | 37 | 25 | 12 |
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 Heat115| 45 | 40 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 0 | 12-14 | +20 | +19.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 13 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +27 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 6-18 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +2.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 17 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +4.6 | |||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −7.7 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 115 | 41-8051.3% | 12-3435.3% | 37 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 21-2391.3% | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Bam Adebayo (injury/illness); Udonis Haslem and Chris Silva (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers104| 39 | 25 | 9-16 | 1-5 | 6-9 | 0 | −4 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −26 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 29 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −6.0 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −8.1 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | +1.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 26 | 8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +8 | +0.2 | |||||
| 25 | 19 | 6-13 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 19 | 6-13 | 4-8 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.0 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.7 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 104 | 34-7943.0% | 14-4233.3% | 43 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22-2975.9% | 11 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 53 points on 16 for 41 shooting
Did not play: JaVale McGee and Talen Horton-Tucker (coach’s decision).
Heat115Lakers104ClickTap 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 had 40 points (26 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Miami Heat went on a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-104 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Lakers went on a 20-6 run to lead 91-89 with 8:56 left in the fourth quarter. Kelly Olynyk’s 3-pointer put the Heat ahead for good with 8:03 left. They took a 103-95 lead with 3:48 left and led by as many as 13.
In the fourth quarter, Butler had 5 of his 13 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Olynyk that put the Heat ahead.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 25 points (16 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Heat shot 51.2% from the field and 35.3% from 3 to the Lakers’ 43.0% and 33.3%. The Lakers turned it over 20 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Heat 53-26 off the bench. The Lakers outscored the Heat 26-10 in 8 minutes with James, Rondo, Morris, Caruso and Kuzma on the floor 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).
94 points from the field on 80 shots: 11.8 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 | 13-17 | 76.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 13-17 | 76.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-13 | 23.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-21 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 35 | 4 | 2-2 | −6 |
| Markieff Morris | 15 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 13 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Danny Green | 8 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 19 | 7-7 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 93 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Caruso | 19 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Danny Green | 15 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 1-10 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 24 | 7 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Markieff Morris | 20 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| LeBron James | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Alex Caruso | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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
Kuzma 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)
Q3 0:34
14.1%
82→68
Olynyk 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Butler 10 AST)
Q4 8:03
13.8%
54→68
Morris 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (James 7 AST)
Q4 9:55
13.5%
77→64
Rondo 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
Q4 8:56
13.5%
54→40
Butler 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 8:31
13.5%
40→54
