⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 23 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in overtime
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
- Lead
Goran Dragic hit a three jumper, Justise Winslow with the assist
OT 4:05 · MIA 94-91 SAC
- Winner
Justise Winslow hit a driving layup
OT 3:41 · MIA 96-94 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
OT 3:41 · MIA 108-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters bad pass
Q4 2:45 · MIA 87-85 SAC
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside bad pass
Q4 1:20 · MIA 87-89 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:33 · MIA 91-91 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:50 · MIA 67-65 SAC
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 2:12 · MIA 87-89 SAC
- Lead
DeMarcus Cousins hit a driving layup, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 0:48 · MIA 89-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · MIA 87-89 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Hassan Whiteside draws the foul)
Q4 0:30 · MIA 91-91 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins turnover
Q4 0:30 · MIA 91-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
