⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:28 · MIA 94-90 SAC
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · MIA 95-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · MIA 97-93 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q2 0:52 · MIA 48-49 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 4:54 · MIA 83-82 SAC
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:46 · MIA 95-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
