⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 28
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 stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q3 3:07 · MIA 96-67 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 10:01 · MIA 106-76 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 22 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
