⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-13Q123-35
+20Q234-14
+1Q330-29
+2Q427-26
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
Key battles
8Steals2
27Assists16
5Turnovers9
8Threes made13
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
