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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 114 |
 Kings | 30 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 108 |
MIATeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 44-8850.0% | 18-4341.9% | 8-1844.4% | 36 | 29 | 13 |
| SAC | 38-8246.3% | 11-3729.7% | 21-2391.3% | 44 | 24 | 18 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Miami Heat114| 40 | 17 | 6-10 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 34 | 29 | 14-23 | 0-1 | 1-7 | +19 | +2.5 | ||||||||
| 34 | 18 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 23 | 8-15 | 7-13 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +6.7 | ||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +1.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −7.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −5.0 | ||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.6 | ||
| Team | 114 | 44-8850.0% | 18-4341.9% | 36 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 8-1844.4% | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 16 points on 5 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Dru Smith, Simone Fontecchio, Myron Gardner, Nikola Jović and Nick Richards (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings108| 39 | 32 | 11-21 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 36 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | −6.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 14 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 15 | 6-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.6 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +0.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 10 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −8 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.5 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.0 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.0 | ||
| Team | 108 | 38-8246.3% | 11-3729.7% | 44 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 21-2391.3% | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Alex Karaban (coach’s decision).
Heat114Kings108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Klay Thompson scored 23 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Miami Heat beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108.
Pelle Larsson’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Heat ahead for good with 5:56 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 104-101 on Darius Acuff Jr.’s 2 free throws with 3:53 to play, but Thompson answered with a driving layup, and the Kings got no closer. Acuff went 3 for 4 on pull-up 3-pointers. He has taken 55 pull-up 3-pointers this season, the most in the NBA, and made 30.9% (the league: 31.1%).
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Kings 12-6. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 6 of the Heat’s 12 on 3 for 4 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Emanuel Sharp had 2 steals in 21 seconds, 1 of them during a 9-0 Kings run, and the Kings scored 2 points off them. Two minutes later, Davion Mitchell had 5 of his 11 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 14 rebounds. Mitchell assisted on 6 of Antetokounmpo’s 14 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, Acuff had 32 points and 10 assists.
The Heat shot 50.0% from the field and 41.9% from 3 to the Kings’ 46.3% and 29.7%. They outscored the Kings 23-9 off turnovers. The Heat’s starters outscored the Kings 28-16 in 11 minutes together. Larsson fouled out.
Miami HeatSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance.
106 points from the field on 88 shots: 14.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 10-14 | 71.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-16 | 62.5% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-35 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | 27 | 19 | 9-13 | +9 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 8 | 4 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Keegan Murray | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Andre Hunter | 15 | 11 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Zach LaVine | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Keegan Murray | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Malik Monk | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 2-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | 18 | 8 | 3-8 | +3 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 13 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Keegan Murray | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = MIA leads
SAC Largest Lead
5
Q1 8:34
MIA Largest Lead
16
Q3 10:05
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIA 14-0 run
Q2 1:33 – Q3 10:05
-2 → -16
SAC 9-0 run
Q3 8:34 – Q3 7:10
-16 → -7
MIA 11-0 run
Q3 5:19 – Q3 3:01
-4 → -15
SAC 14-0 run
Q3 2:01 – Q4 9:24
-15 → -1
