⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:46 · MIA 40-34 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Dion Waiters technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:40 · MIA 42-39 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 0:36 · MIA 55-63 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 7:15 · MIA 59-77 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 3:15 · MIA 91-117 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 2 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 11 | Blocks | 14 |
