Miami Heat 104, LA Clippers 121 — Recap

January 1, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Miami Heat 104, LA Clippers 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIA 35-23 LAC; Q2 MIA 23-36 LAC; Q3 MIA 27-36 LAC; Q4 MIA 19-26 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Norman Powell (LAC) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-11 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 21 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists on 6-of-17 shooting; Kevin Love (MIA) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · LAC

Paul George

23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 7-14 FG

Scoring · LAC

Norman Powell

22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 9-11 FG

Season highs

Norman Powell · Season-high 22 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIA	35	23	27	19		104
LAC	23	36	36	26		121

🧮 How They Scored

MIALAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.1%Effective FG%68.4%

12.2%Turnover %13.8%

28.6%Offensive rebound %20.7%

0.358Free-throw rate0.158

Box Score

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	38	15	4	2	4	—	2	6-13	0-3	3-4	-17
Bam Adebayo C-F	36	21	15	4	—	—	3	6-17	0-2	9-13	-12
Tyler Herro G	35	12	6	6	2	—	3	4-13	4-8	—	-29
Jamal Cain F	35	9	3	1	1	1	—	4-12	1-4	—	-22
Duncan Robinson F	26	15	1	2	—	—	1	3-8	3-7	6-6	-3
Kyle Lowry G	24	8	1	3	—	—	3	3-5	0-1	2-2	-19
Kevin Love F-C	23	17	4	3	—	2	1	7-11	1-5	2-2	+5
Nikola Jovic F	3	3	—	1	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	+3
Orlando Robinson C	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1-2	+3
Thomas Bryant C	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard F	34	24	6	5	4	1	2	10-19	2-5	2-3	+24
Paul George F	34	23	3	2	1	—	3	7-14	3-8	6-6	+14
Norman Powell F-G	33	22	2	2	2	—	1	9-11	4-5	—	+13
James Harden G	31	15	4	10	1	2	2	5-8	3-5	2-2	+26
Ivica Zubac C	29	6	12	1	—	—	1	3-4	—	—	+28
Amir Coffey G	19	5	1	2	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	—	-7
Terance Mann G	18	12	3	—	—	—	1	5-7	1-2	1-1	+8
Russell Westbrook G	18	8	4	3	2	—	2	4-10	0-1	—	-4
Kobe Brown F	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-3
Moussa Diabate F	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Miami HeatTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bam Adebayo	Bench	36	21	46.2	31.0	-18.3	13.0
Kevin Love	Bench	23	17	71.5	22.8	+13.3	18.1
Duncan Robinson	Bench	26	15	70.5	16.9	-5.7	10.4
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	38	15	50.8	18.5	-21.8	7.7
Tyler Herro	Bench	35	12	46.2	20.0	-41.4	8.4
Jamal Cain	Bench	35	9	37.5	15.0	-31.4	1.3
Kyle Lowry	Bench	24	8	68.0	16.4	-35.8	2.8
Nikola Jovic	Bench	3	3	75.0	40.0	+73.3	30.0
Orlando Robinson	Bench	3	1	56.8	20.0	+73.3	20.0
Thomas Bryant	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-62.5	5.1

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	34	24	59.1	28.9	+36.7	19.6
Paul George	Bench	34	23	69.1	26.7	+22.2	10.1
Norman Powell	Bench	33	22	100.0	16.4	+21.0	14.2
James Harden	Bench	31	15	84.5	16.9	+43.3	19.0
Terance Mann	Bench	18	12	80.6	21.6	+20.6	15.3
Russell Westbrook	Bench	18	8	40.0	27.9	-10.5	9.5
Ivica Zubac	Bench	29	6	75.0	8.2	+49.1	9.8
Amir Coffey	Bench	19	5	83.3	7.3	-24.3	6.2
Mason Plumlee	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Moussa Diabate	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-73.3	10.0
Kobe Brown	Bench	3	—	0.0	16.7	-73.3	-10.0