⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:16 · MIA 20-19 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · MIA 92-86 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:30 · MIA 4-13 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MIA 90-85 IND
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 1:40 · MIA 92-86 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 0 | Threes made | 4 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
