⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 2:03 · IND 71-57 MIA
- Steal
David West stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:19 · IND 85-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Hansbrough misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · IND 84-77 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 3:42 · IND 38-39 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · IND 82-74 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · IND 85-77 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
