⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:59 · SAC 10-4 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:43 · SAC 81-83 MIA
- Ties it
Brad Miller hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 85-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller offensive foul (Gary Payton draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · SAC 79-83 MIA
- Turnover
Ron Artest offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)
OT 3:18 · SAC 85-88 MIA
- Turnover
Ron Artest turnover
OT 3:18 · SAC 85-88 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:59 · SAC 17-24 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a jumper, Jason Williams with the assist
OT 4:18 · SAC 85-87 MIA
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from John Salmons
OT 2:39 · SAC 85-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alonzo Mourning offensive foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)
OT 4:45 · SAC 85-85 MIA
- Turnover
Alonzo Mourning turnover
OT 4:45 · SAC 85-85 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem offensive goaltending
OT 0:42 · SAC 89-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
