⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 23-9 off them
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:34 · SAC 70-77 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:01 · SAC 90-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Precious Achiuwa out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · SAC 101-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 1:33 · SAC 59-75 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 5:19 · SAC 76-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · SAC 105-112 MIA
- Missed FT
Davion Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SAC 108-114 MIA
- Missed FT
Davion Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SAC 108-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. HunterF | 31 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 4-4 | -19 |
P. AchiuwaF | 36 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -6 |
D. CardwellC | 18 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
Z. LaVineG | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | -6 |
D. Acuff Jr.G Double-double | 39 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 37 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 11-21 | 3-7 | 7-7 | -12 |
K. MurrayF | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 4-4 | -8 |
M. MonkG | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +10 |
L. BlackF | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +1 |
D. PlowdenG | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +4 |
E. SharpG | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +7 |
J. MogboF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 108 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 38-82 | 11-37 | 21-23 |
Did not playA. Karaban (coach's decision)
Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. AntetokounmpoF Double-double | 34 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 14-23 | 0-1 | 1-7 | +19 |
B. AdebayoC | 34 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | -5 |
K. ThompsonG | 32 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 8-15 | 7-13 | 0-0 | +18 |
D. MitchellG Double-double | 40 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 3-6 | -5 |
P. LarssonG | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +3 |
A. WigginsF | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
B. PortisF | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | +6 |
R. ConwellG | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +10 |
T. Hardaway Jr.G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Team | 114 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44-88 | 18-43 | 8-18 |
Did not playS. Fontecchio (coach's decision), M. Gardner (coach's decision), N. Jovic (coach's decision), N. Richards (coach's decision), D. Smith (coach's decision)
