⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
0Q121-18
-5Q218-23
+3Q322-22
-1Q418-20
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
36%Three-point accuracy0%
5Threes made0
14Free throws made27
16Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 0 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
