⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 28-14 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 0:33 · SAC 38-23 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 3:05 · SAC 64-45 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richaun Holmes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:26 · SAC 117-110 MIA
- Missed FT
Trey Lyles misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 119-113 MIA
- Missed FT
Trey Lyles misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 119-113 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:34 · SAC 71-57 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:07 · SAC 101-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Max Strus flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:04 · SAC 94-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · SAC 117-111 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
