⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 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, 15 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, 53 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 22
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:55 · IND 29-25 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 10:29 · IND 53-42 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 5:28 · IND 83-69 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:18 · IND 77-68 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |