⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 40 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:22 · MIA 25-18 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 11:03 · MIA 41-26 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:44 · MIA 49-40 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 38 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
