⏱️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
-4Q123-28
-4Q225-29
+9Q329-20
+3Q421-19
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made two threes to their nine
Key battles
2Threes made9
17%Three-point accuracy30%
20Points off turnovers11
13Fast break points7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 3:41 · MIA 73-71 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:15 · MIA 98-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Murphy offensive goaltending
Q4 4:56 · MIA 91-85 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
