⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:20 · MIA 57-47 SAC
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 2:57 · MIA 101-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pelle Larsson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · MIA 95-96 SAC
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · MIA 101-99 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 11:12 · MIA 63-57 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 4:02 · MIA 76-85 SAC
- Winner
Domantas Sabonis hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · MIA 110-111 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · MIA 101-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
