⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:27 · MIA 68-75 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Double Technical Foul. Jonathan Bender gains possession.
Q2 0:32 · MIA 41-54 IND
- Technical
Chris Gatling Technical Foul
Q4 6:18 · MIA 78-84 IND
- Technical
Jim Jackson Technical Foul
Q4 0:20 · MIA 90-99 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:52 · MIA 18-28 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:52 · MIA 33-46 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q1 10:32 · MIA 0-2 IND
- Technical
Ron Artest Technical Foul
Q1 6:39 · MIA 7-13 IND
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q2 6:33 · MIA 31-36 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
