⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their one- They went cold, one of eighteen from three
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:12 · IND 49-58 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:17 · IND 63-65 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 2:50 · IND 101-102 MIA
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · IND 103-109 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 10:32 · IND 6-8 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:15 · IND 13-23 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 8:22 · IND 36-50 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson traveling
Q4 4:35 · IND 97-97 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:59 · IND 101-102 MIA
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · IND 104-110 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 1 | Threes made | 13 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 3 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 15 |
| 23 | Blocks | 25 |
