⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up 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.

Heat
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q2 7:00 · MIA 62-54 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 0:35 · MIA 78-61 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 10:44 · MIA 115-91 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul
Q4 6:55 · MIA 125-104 IND

Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:18 · MIA 27-32 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 38 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. AntetokounmpoF Triple-double | 31 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 48 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 13-18 | 1-2 | 4-6 | +31 |
A. WigginsF | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +25 |
B. AdebayoC | 33 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 11-14 | 0-2 | 5-5 | +7 |
K. ThompsonG | 26 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 9-14 | 7-12 | 0-0 | +19 |
D. MitchellG Double-double | 35 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +32 |
P. LarssonG | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 7-8 | -3 |
B. PortisF | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -11 |
N. JovicF | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
T. Hardaway Jr.G | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -1 |
R. ConwellG | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | -4 |
D. SmithG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
S. FontecchioF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
M. GardnerF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
N. RichardsC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 145 | 48 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 54-92 | 18-40 | 19-23 |

Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. SiakamF | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5-17 | 0-5 | 3-5 | -25 |
J. HuffC | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -19 |
K. Oubre Jr.G | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -20 |
A. NembhardG | 30 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 8-16 | 5-8 | 1-1 | -28 |
A. NesmithG | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | -25 |
J. WalkerF | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 1-2 | +5 |
Q. JacksonG | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 9-13 | 2-4 | 4-4 | -2 |
K. BrownG | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | +2 |
L. Nance Jr.F | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
J. SlawsonF | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +5 |
B. SmithG | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Team | 125 | 38 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 44-91 | 17-37 | 20-27 |
Did not playO. Toppin (lower back soreness), I. Zubac (coach's decision)











