⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 2:02 · IND 73-55 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 6:11 · IND 86-67 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:41 · IND 50-47 MIA
- Technical
Danny Granger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:31 · IND 66-55 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:00 · IND 17-26 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 1:31 · IND 66-55 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 9 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
