⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second 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
Owned the paint, 36 points inside to 14
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 took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 8:18 · IND 83-75 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 4:01 · IND 87-79 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:31 · IND 90-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:01 · IND 87-80 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 2:35 · IND 90-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 14 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
