⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:22 · IND 26-27 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q2 7:52 · IND 44-32 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:04 · IND 70-58 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · IND 95-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:14 · IND 70-67 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:56 · IND 92-89 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
