⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 11:25 · MIA 37-20 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 2:47 · MIA 54-33 IND
- Steal
Chris Bosh stole it from David West
Q4 1:06 · MIA 86-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 1:22 · MIA 86-85 IND
- Turnover
Chris Bosh out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIA 88-85 IND
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 88-87 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:49 · MIA 75-66 IND
- Steal
Rodney Stuckey stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:22 · MIA 86-85 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:43 · MIA 43-25 IND
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 1:06 · MIA 86-85 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |








