⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:13 · MIA 20-9 IND
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 1:35 · MIA 92-94 IND
- Winner
James Posey hit a 23-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:29 · MIA 95-94 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIA 100-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:00 · MIA 26-22 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · MIA 88-92 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · MIA 90-93 IND
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 1:35 · MIA 92-94 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
