⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 8:15 · MIA 38-37 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:41 · MIA 61-56 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 4:09 · MIA 76-67 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:51 · MIA 92-84 IND
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Offensive Foul
Q4 2:31 · MIA 92-84 IND
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Foul
Q4 2:31 · MIA 92-84 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q1 4:18 · MIA 18-23 IND
- Missed FT
Reggie Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:09 · MIA 39-40 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Lost Ball. Stolen by Malik Allen.
Q4 2:18 · MIA 92-84 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
