⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 20-12 off them
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 5:42 · SAC 22-11 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 1:45 · SAC 88-87 MIA
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SAC 114-113 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes offensive foul
Q4 4:16 · SAC 106-105 MIA
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes turnover
Q4 4:16 · SAC 106-105 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:26 · SAC 113-113 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:04 · SAC 40-40 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
