⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:11 · SAC 12-0 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 9:02 · SAC 33-15 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 0:02 · SAC 80-56 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 1:58 · SAC 68-52 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 2:16 · SAC 23-14 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike James missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:52 · SAC 25-14 MIA
- Technical
Vladimir Stepania Technical Foul
Q3 1:58 · SAC 68-52 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 14 | Blocks | 5 |
