⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+1Q134-36
+9Q245-39
-2Q329-32
+17Q427-11
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
21Points off turnovers7
3Offensive rebounds10
12Turnovers7
3Steals5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:14 · IND 3-9 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Davion Mitchell technical foul
Q4 3:31 · IND 123-115 MIA
📊The numbers
| IND | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
