⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one
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 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:23 · IND 57-46 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:12 · IND 67-52 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:33 · IND 77-61 MIA
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 4:05 · IND 89-68 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 3:46 · IND 90-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul
Q2 1:24 · IND 38-32 MIA
- Technical
Rafer Alston Technical Foul
Q4 7:39 · IND 79-63 MIA
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:39 · IND 79-63 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
