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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 25 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 111 |
 Lakers | 24 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 108 |
MIATeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 38-8345.8% | 14-3342.4% | 21-2295.5% | 35 | 26 | 13 |
| LAL | 38-8246.3% | 14-3836.8% | 18-2185.7% | 41 | 21 | 15 |
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 Heat111| 47 | 35 | 11-19 | 1-3 | 12-12 | +5 | +21.2 | ||||||||
| 40 | 11 | 4-13 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −11.8 | ||||||
| 38 | 13 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +2 | −5.8 | |||||||
| 37 | 26 | 8-15 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 0 | +7 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 31 | 12 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.9 | ||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −4.4 | |||||||
| Team | 111 | 38-8345.8% | 14-3342.4% | 35 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 21-2295.5% | 9 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 14 points on 6 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Derrick Jones Jr., Solomon Hill, Meyers Leonard, Kelly Olynyk, Chris Silva and Udonis Haslem (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers108| 42 | 28 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 8-8 | +7 | +12.6 | ||||||||
| 42 | 40 | 15-21 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0 | +7 | +20.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −10.8 | |||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −17 | −6.4 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | −0.4 | |||||||
| Team | 108 | 38-8246.3% | 14-3836.8% | 41 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 18-2185.7% | 12 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 14 points on 5 for 22 shooting
Did not play: JaVale McGee, JR Smith, Jared Dudley and Quinn Cook (coach’s decision).
Heat111Lakers108ClickTap 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 made 2 free throws with 16 seconds left, and the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-108 to avoid elimination in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
The Lakers had the ball down 3, but LeBron James missed a 40-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Lakers 15-9. Butler scored 8 of the Heat’s 15 on 2 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Butler had 2 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Duncan Robinson’s 3-pointer that put the Heat ahead 101-99, and the Heat scored 3 points off them.
Butler had 35 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals, and Robinson added 26 points with 7 3-pointers. Butler assisted on 5 of Robinson’s 8 baskets, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Lakers, James had 40 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals on 15 for 21 shooting, and Anthony Davis added 28 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
The Heat went 21 for 22 at the line to the Lakers’ 18 for 21. The Lakers outscored the Heat 25-4 on the fast break. The Lakers outscored the Heat 15-4 in 5 minutes with James, Green, Morris, Davis and Caruso 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).
90 points from the field on 83 shots: 3.0 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 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-15 | 53.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 47 | 13 | 6-10 | 0 |
| Markieff Morris | 12 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| LeBron James | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 6 | 5 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 13 | 4-5 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 23 | 6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Danny Green | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 1-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Alex Caruso | 13 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Rajon Rondo | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIA
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Davis 1' Putback Layup (28 PTS)
Q4 0:22
40.6%
32→73
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
Q4 0:17
28.7%
53→24
James 5' Driving Layup (37 PTS)
Q4 1:34
28.5%
30→58
Butler 7' Turnaround Fadeaway (31 PTS)
Q4 1:13
28.2%
66→37
Butler 20' Pullup Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Robinson 2 AST)
Q4 1:51
27.0%
57→30
