⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:40 · IND 9-0 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 5:35 · IND 44-34 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Granger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:12 · IND 52-45 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:22 · IND 29-30 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:11 · IND 61-61 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q2 0:12 · IND 52-45 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · IND 93-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
