⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:46 · MIA 20-9 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 7:07 · MIA 113-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:57 · MIA 115-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
