⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-2Q120-25
+1Q221-20
-6Q311-18
-11Q413-24
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
Key battles
2Threes made8
18%Three-point accuracy38%
13Free throws made23
4Fast break points2
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:37 · MIA 35-32 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:30 · MIA 45-57 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
