⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth 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
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:43 · MIA 65-66 IND
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 9-foot jumper
Q4 2:50 · MIA 108-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:29 · MIA 106-106 IND
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · MIA 110-108 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q2 11:02 · MIA 37-46 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 3:47 · MIA 52-66 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 7:03 · MIA 76-87 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:13 · MIA 106-106 IND
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:08 · MIA 115-112 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
