⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:56 · MIA 52-58 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 7:43 · MIA 83-79 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal lost ball
Q4 4:22 · MIA 83-83 IND
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · MIA 95-88 IND
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · MIA 95-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:32 · MIA 42-56 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson turnover
Q4 3:31 · MIA 86-83 IND
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · MIA 94-87 IND
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIA 96-89 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
