⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 7:58 · IND 54-33 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover (lane violation)
Q4 0:03 · IND 117-115 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
