⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first 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
Shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 26-12 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 10:55 · IND 76-72 MIA
- Steal
Evan Turner stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:08 · IND 77-80 MIA
- Winner
Evan Turner hit a driving layup
Q4 1:30 · IND 81-80 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:08 · IND 76-80 MIA
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · IND 84-83 MIA
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · IND 84-83 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 3:24 · IND 46-47 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 3:10 · IND 61-66 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:54 · IND 76-78 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 2:08 · IND 77-80 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · IND 79-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 9 |
