⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 49 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 0:47 · MIA 52-40 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 37
Q4 2:50 · MIA 113-76 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 10:22 · MIA 30-25 IND
- Flagrant
Udonis Haslem flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q2 9:26 · MIA 32-25 IND
- Flagrant
Dexter Pittman flagrant foul type 1 (Lance Stephenson draws the foul)
Q4 0:19 · MIA 115-80 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyler Hansbrough flagrant foul type 1 (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)
Q2 10:22 · MIA 29-25 IND
- Missed FT
Lance Stephenson misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIA 115-81 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
