⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
- Made six threes to their fifteen
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 8:27 · MIA 23-9 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 6:51 · MIA 77-75 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 2:02 · MIA 95-83 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:33 · MIA 105-98 IND
- Missed FT
Gabe Vincent misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · MIA 111-106 IND
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · MIA 112-106 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:05 · MIA 41-39 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:48 · MIA 51-56 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:42 · MIA 99-98 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · MIA 105-98 IND
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard bad pass
Q4 1:32 · MIA 107-101 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
