⏱️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
-9Q120-25
+15Q226-10
-11Q318-27
-6Q423-27
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- Made one threes to their seven
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 20-10 off them
Key battles
7Threes made1
15Steals5
20Points off turnovers10
13Turnovers21
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
