⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 5:33 · SAC 27-12 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:01 · SAC 64-52 MIA
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:40 · SAC 81-81 MIA
- Missed FT
Bobby Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · SAC 90-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:37 · SAC 76-74 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brian Grant Bad Pass. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 3:27 · SAC 82-81 MIA
- Missed FT
Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · SAC 84-81 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 1:44 · SAC 84-82 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
