⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- Made five threes to their eleven
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-15 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 4:24 · SAC 74-71 MIA
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 14-foot two point shot, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
Q4 1:01 · SAC 89-89 MIA
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a 24-foot three jumper, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
OT 4:26 · SAC 92-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:03 · SAC 85-86 MIA
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Chris Bosh draws the foul)
Q4 3:01 · SAC 85-88 MIA
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:45 · SAC 100-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:44 · SAC 4-13 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
Q4 0:42 · SAC 89-89 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Bosh out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:43 · SAC 89-89 MIA
- Turnover
Michael Beasley turnover
OT 1:20 · SAC 100-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
