⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 30 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 5:40 · IND 28-10 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 6:19 · IND 82-63 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q3 3:46 · IND 92-65 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:10 · IND 61-54 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 17 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
