⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 22-13 off them- A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up in the third quarter
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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up
Q3 5:15 · MIA 70-56 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Chris Andersen flagrant foul type 1 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q2 9:02 · MIA 25-30 IND
- Technical
Double technical foul - Chris Andersen and Tyler Hansbrough
Q2 9:02 · MIA 25-30 IND
- Technical
Mario Chalmers technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:58 · MIA 49-50 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:58 · MIA 49-50 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
