⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 28-16 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 39
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 10:25 · MIA 10-4 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 5:22 · MIA 55-37 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 10:42 · MIA 97-68 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 7:09 · MIA 71-58 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 4:58 · MIA 108-80 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 6:28 · MIA 43-33 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 12 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
