⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse 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, 43 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 20-12 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:44 · IND 13-13 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:33 · IND 45-47 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 8:14 · IND 81-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · IND 82-74 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 3:13 · IND 15-28 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:16 · IND 35-46 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:04 · IND 86-81 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:15 · IND 86-81 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Bosh jumpball violation turnover
Q4 1:09 · IND 86-81 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
