⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 2:20 · SAC 33-30 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 11:07 · SAC 43-34 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:35 · SAC 95-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · SAC 108-114 MIA
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 1:48 · SAC 108-114 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 2:15 · SAC 81-101 MIA
- Steal
Caleb Martin stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 2:13 · SAC 108-114 MIA
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from Domantas Sabonis
Q4 1:48 · SAC 108-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:46 · SAC 106-110 MIA
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson bad pass
Q4 1:41 · SAC 108-114 MIA
- Missed FT
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · SAC 110-118 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
