⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 26
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
A 16-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:47 · SAC 59-62 MIA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:58 · SAC 87-87 MIA
- Steal
Garrett Temple stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 0:54 · SAC 102-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:11 · SAC 68-84 MIA
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · SAC 101-102 MIA
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:11 · SAC 102-107 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:47 · SAC 5-10 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 0:05 · SAC 59-72 MIA
- Winner
Tyler Johnson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:27 · SAC 102-104 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson offensive foul (Garrett Temple draws the foul)
Q4 3:14 · SAC 95-99 MIA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 1:57 · SAC 99-102 MIA
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:54 · SAC 102-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
