⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+8Q136-32
-10Q215-22
+7Q329-24
-15Q417-29
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
21Offensive rebounds8
5Blocks12
8Threes made3
30%Three-point accuracy50%
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |
