⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
- A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:30 · MIA 35-38 IND
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a driving layup
Q4 0:00 · MIA 95-95 IND
- Ties it
Tyler Johnson hit a 17-foot jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
OT 3:38 · MIA 97-97 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic traveling
Q4 2:40 · MIA 88-87 IND
- Turnover
Justise Winslow possession lost ball turnoverPaul George
OT 3:59 · MIA 95-97 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:55 · MIA 101-100 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 10:52 · MIA 47-62 IND
- Go-ahead
Monta Ellis hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:16 · MIA 93-94 IND
- Lead
Monta Ellis hit a 16-foot jumper
OT 4:37 · MIA 95-97 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:49 · MIA 99-98 IND
- Turnover
Jordan Hill lost ball turnover
OT 2:06 · MIA 99-98 IND
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
OT 0:26 · MIA 101-100 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
