⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:15 · IND 42-45 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:22 · IND 62-57 MIA
- Steal
Myles Turner stole it from Bam Adebayo
Q4 0:47 · IND 79-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:59 · IND 73-74 MIA
- Turnover
Aaron Nesmith kicked ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · IND 77-84 MIA
- Turnover
Myles Turner steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:33 · IND 82-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q2 9:42 · IND 24-43 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · IND 79-86 MIA
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:40 · IND 82-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · IND 82-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
