⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 7:18 · IND 58-46 MIA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 27
Q3 4:11 · IND 75-48 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Erick Strickland Technical Foul
Q2 1:04 · IND 44-35 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q4 2:43 · IND 90-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:04 · IND 44-35 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
