⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 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, 7 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, 49 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 21-8 off them
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 2-point lead to 11
Q1 11:19 · IND 11-0 MIA
- Winner
Roy Hibbert hit a layup
Q4 2:42 · IND 91-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:54 · IND 86-89 MIA
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 0:36 · IND 96-92 MIA
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · IND 97-92 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 2:05 · IND 48-49 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 7:20 · IND 83-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Lance Stephenson draws the foul)
Q4 0:56 · IND 96-92 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:56 · IND 96-92 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade traveling
Q4 0:26 · IND 96-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
