⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their twelve
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:39 · MIA 72-69 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 11:43 · MIA 83-71 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIA 86-83 SAC
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside offensive foul
Q4 0:21 · MIA 88-87 SAC
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside turnover
Q4 0:21 · MIA 88-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:46 · MIA 84-81 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:38 · MIA 88-89 SAC
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a dunk
Q4 0:03 · MIA 88-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:43 · MIA 84-81 SAC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:15 · MIA 84-81 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 19 | Blocks | 21 |
