⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 37 from three
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 1:41 · MIA 58-57 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:10 · MIA 80-83 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 1:30 · MIA 103-98 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · MIA 92-96 IND
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIA 98-98 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:30 · MIA 98-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:22 · MIA 15-21 IND
- Winner
Justin Holiday hit a 25-foot three jumper, Malcolm Brogdon with the assist
OT 2:32 · MIA 103-104 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
OT 3:09 · MIA 103-107 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Myles Turner bad pass
OT 3:45 · MIA 100-98 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 3:31 · MIA 103-98 IND
- Turnover
Justin Holiday bad pass
OT 1:44 · MIA 103-104 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
