⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 11:22 · MIA 23-20 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 1:19 · MIA 85-78 IND
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · MIA 91-87 IND
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · MIA 91-87 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Artest missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:59 · MIA 81-75 IND
- Turnover
Reggie Miller Bad Pass
Q4 1:10 · MIA 85-78 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
