⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 28
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
- Steal
Josh McRoberts stole it from Roy Hibbert
Q4 2:05 · MIA 72-72 IND
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 1:25 · MIA 75-75 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 2:00 · MIA 72-72 IND
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · MIA 75-75 IND
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers turnover
Q4 0:20 · MIA 75-77 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:42 · MIA 41-41 IND
- Lead
Donald Sloan hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:39 · MIA 72-75 IND
- Winner
Chris Copeland hit a driving layup
Q4 0:42 · MIA 75-77 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert traveling
Q4 4:39 · MIA 70-72 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:18 · MIA 72-72 IND
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · MIA 72-72 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
