⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 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, 9 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 sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 36 from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 33
- Burned in transition, 1 fast break points to 17
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:55 · IND 29-32 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:22 · IND 97-108 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:42 · IND 99-110 MIA
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:42 · IND 99-110 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
