⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:51 · MIA 35-37 SAC
- Winner
Jimmy Butler hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 0:42 · MIA 105-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Bam Adebayo defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:54 · MIA 99-97 SAC
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · MIA 103-101 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · MIA 105-104 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:33 · MIA 5-14 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:12 · MIA 91-90 SAC
- Go-ahead
Buddy Hield hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 1:44 · MIA 103-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:21 · MIA 35-38 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:26 · MIA 97-93 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
