⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- Went cold from three, four of sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:11 · IND 64-64 MIA
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Erick Dampier
Q4 1:44 · IND 96-104 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:39 · IND 97-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 7:43 · IND 7-22 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · IND 96-103 MIA
- Turnover
Erick Dampier bad pass
Q4 1:44 · IND 96-104 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · IND 100-108 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
