⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- Went cold from three, three of thirteen
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
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
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a layup, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:46 · MIA 81-81 IND
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 24-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:10 · MIA 85-85 IND
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 0:00 · MIA 93-91 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 1:44 · MIA 77-79 IND
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 0:21 · MIA 82-83 IND
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 4:43 · MIA 85-85 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Lead
David West hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIA 82-83 IND
- Ties it
David West hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIA 82-82 IND
- Lead
David West hit a layup
OT 3:53 · MIA 85-87 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 1:47 · MIA 77-79 IND
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball
Q4 0:00 · MIA 85-85 IND
- Turnover
David West bad pass
OT 1:24 · MIA 89-91 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
