⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter- Lost the glass, 20 rebounds to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:45 · IND 12-4 MIA
- Ties it
Kareem Rush hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jamaal Tinsley with the assist
Q4 1:42 · IND 82-82 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 3:16 · IND 87-82 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 3:43 · IND 75-82 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Williams misses technical free throw
Q3 4:41 · IND 61-58 MIA
- Turnover
Daequan Cook traveling
Q4 1:51 · IND 79-82 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:14 · IND 85-82 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 86 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 9 |
