⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:09 · SAC 84-74 MIA
- Ties it
Spencer Hawes hit a 17-foot jumper, Bobby Jackson with the assist
Q4 0:03 · SAC 104-104 MIA
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a jumper, John Salmons with the assist
OT 2:43 · SAC 108-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 0:13 · SAC 99-102 MIA
- Turnover
John Salmons lost ball
OT 4:33 · SAC 104-104 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 0:21 · SAC 115-115 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:30 · SAC 84-83 MIA
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a driving dunk
OT 4:28 · SAC 104-106 MIA
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:46 · SAC 115-115 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SAC 102-103 MIA
- Turnover
Jamaal Magloire traveling
OT 3:06 · SAC 104-108 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 1:20 · SAC 113-112 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
