⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 14 points behind 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:02 · IND 66-70 MIA
- Winner
Danny Granger hit a layup
OT 4:39 · IND 89-87 MIA
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Dwyane Wade
OT 2:48 · IND 92-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong bad pass
Q4 0:04 · IND 87-87 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 3:56 · IND 90-89 MIA
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
OT 0:00 · IND 96-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:48 · IND 10-16 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 1:24 · IND 34-52 MIA
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:17 · IND 87-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:07 · IND 81-79 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 2:48 · IND 92-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Alonzo Mourning misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:32 · IND 92-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
