⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-13 off them- Lost the glass, 26 rebounds to 37
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 6:41 · IND 45-41 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:30 · IND 10-2 MIA
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:15 · IND 69-70 MIA
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:45 · IND 86-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:26 · IND 28-28 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 1:15 · IND 69-79 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 2:14 · IND 91-105 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |