The Clippers made six more threes than Miami and still lost by one in overtime. Miami matched their 43 made field goals on ten more attempts, helped by twice as many offensive rebounds and eight fewer turnovers. Those are whole-game totals, so they do not explain every possession in the late comeback. But they do show how Miami kept giving its shooters another route into the game.
Our provisional result has the Clippers ahead by nine after three quarters before Miami won the fourth by nine and edged overtime. The final stat feed records 12 Miami offensive rebounds to six for the Clippers, and 12 Miami turnovers to the Clippers’ 20. Which mattered more to you: the second chances or the possessions Miami avoided losing?
