⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the third quarter
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:10 · MIA 66-67 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 1:03 · MIA 104-92 IND
- Winner
Davion Mitchell hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tyler Herro with the assist
Q4 0:43 · MIA 123-120 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 4:38 · MIA 111-110 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:04 · MIA 106-105 IND
- Ties it
Pascal Siakam hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tyrese Haliburton with the assist
Q4 2:55 · MIA 115-115 IND
- Ties it
Pascal Siakam hit a 25-foot three jumper, Andrew Nembhard with the assist
Q4 2:10 · MIA 118-118 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam traveling
Q4 4:50 · MIA 111-110 IND
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 0:27 · MIA 123-120 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 21 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 35 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
