⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 23-15 off them- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 18
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:54 · MIA 17-11 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:05 · MIA 56-63 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:39 · MIA 31-46 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
