⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️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.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:00 · MIA 42-31 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 5:20 · MIA 84-56 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dorell Wright misses technical free throw
Q1 1:19 · MIA 28-20 SAC
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 1:32 · MIA 60-41 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Donte Greene technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:00 · MIA 24-14 SAC
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses technical free throw
Q2 5:48 · MIA 42-33 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q2 1:32 · MIA 60-41 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
