⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Q2 3:58 · MIA 51-48 SAC
- Lead
Tyler Herro hit a 2-foot two point shot, Bam Adebayo with the assist
Q4 0:41 · MIA 105-103 SAC
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 27-foot three shot
Q4 0:02 · MIA 110-107 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 10:35 · MIA 81-88 SAC
- Ties it
Domantas Sabonis hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · MIA 103-103 SAC
- Ties it
Davion Mitchell hit a driving layup
Q4 0:32 · MIA 105-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · MIA 100-99 SAC
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis offensive foul
Q4 0:00 · MIA 110-107 SAC
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis turnover
Q4 0:00 · MIA 110-107 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
