⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 21 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 38-19 off them- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 56
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 took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 0:54 · MIA 103-94 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:27 · MIA 53-53 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ethan Thompson misses technical free throw
Q4 3:28 · MIA 135-114 IND
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Assists | 30 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
