⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second 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
They went cold, nine of 31 from three- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:06 · MIA 3-8 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 6:10 · MIA 50-62 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 1:51 · MIA 55-73 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
