⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:53 · SAC 83-79 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 6:58 · SAC 101-89 MIA
- Go-ahead
Predrag Stojakovic made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Brad Miller.
Q4 0:35 · SAC 107-106 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Doug Christie Technical Foul. Christie's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:19 · SAC 54-48 MIA
- Missed FT
Maurice Evans missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · SAC 101-94 MIA
- Turnover
Maurice Evans Bad Pass. Stolen by Damon Jones.
Q4 0:55 · SAC 104-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 7:13 · SAC 67-71 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:11 · SAC 102-102 MIA
- Winner
Damon Jones made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eddie Jones.
Q4 0:23 · SAC 107-109 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:46 · SAC 102-101 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · SAC 107-109 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · SAC 107-109 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
