⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 13 fast break points to 0
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 11:33 · IND 36-27 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 10:18 · IND 86-67 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
