⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 22 from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 3:39 · SAC 46-59 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kosta Koufos technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:58 · SAC 92-97 MIA
- Turnover
Darren Collison back court turnover
Q4 3:28 · SAC 98-103 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 6:54 · SAC 20-24 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 3:38 · SAC 22-34 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 0:22 · SAC 24-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:17 · SAC 101-103 MIA
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Ben McLemore draws the foul)
Q4 0:18 · SAC 106-110 MIA
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 0:18 · SAC 106-110 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
