⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
-9Q119-25
+6Q225-19
-4Q318-21
-10Q416-24
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 21-10 off them
Key battles
1Steals7
1Blocks6
10Points off turnovers21
13Turnovers7
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
