⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 54
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 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:17 · SAC 110-118 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nemanja Bjelica misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:26 · SAC 110-118 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:44 · SAC 0-8 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:10 · SAC 14-25 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 10:35 · SAC 81-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:02 · SAC 110-118 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 36 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
