⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 0:00 · IND 56-46 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:33 · IND 71-60 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dahntay Jones flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q1 0:26 · IND 24-19 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:26 · IND 24-29 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:14 · IND 59-58 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q2 1:13 · IND 42-42 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
