⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 29-11 off them
- A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:09 · IND 22-16 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:34 · IND 40-32 MIA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q3 6:43 · IND 76-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:44 · IND 56-59 MIA
- Missed FT
Fred Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:00 · IND 88-88 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:23 · IND 27-30 MIA
- Ties it
Udonis Haslem made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 2:54 · IND 86-86 MIA
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade made 20 ft jumper.
Q4 1:06 · IND 89-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:05 · IND 47-43 MIA
- Technical
Udonis Haslem Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:47 · IND 58-69 MIA
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 4:58 · IND 84-82 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
