⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:00 · MIA 9-3 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 6:57 · MIA 50-39 IND
- Steal
Dion Waiters stole it from Cory Joseph
Q4 1:41 · MIA 104-99 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:49 · MIA 104-99 IND
- Missed FT
James Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · MIA 108-103 IND
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIA 110-106 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:01 · MIA 102-95 IND
- Turnover
Cory Joseph bad pass
Q4 1:41 · MIA 104-99 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 11 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 19 | Blocks | 18 |
