⏱️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, 12 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, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-12 off them- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26
- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q3 11:37 · MIA 65-44 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:17 · MIA 76-67 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Turner technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:37 · MIA 76-67 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
