⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 43 from three- Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 32
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 11:18 · MIA 106-103 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 8:26 · MIA 116-107 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 5:07 · MIA 125-109 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caleb Martin lost ball turnover
Q4 0:53 · MIA 134-126 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:35 · MIA 4-15 IND
- Steal
Buddy Hield stole it from Caleb Martin
Q4 0:53 · MIA 134-126 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:26 · MIA 136-130 IND
- Missed FT
Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:21 · MIA 138-132 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
