The Pacers defended very well in the first half, but the Heat failed to find their touch and fell behind by 4 points at the end of the half.
However, the Heat found their form in the third quarter, beating the Pacers 33:22 in a single quarter and immediately overtaking the score.
In the fourth quarter, the Heat's offensive state was still good, and the defensive end was also good. The Pacers had no chance of comeback.
In the end, the Heat easily won the game at home with 99:87, and the big score became 2:1.
In this game, four Pacers scored in double figures, while only three from the Heat scored in double figures. However, the Pacers' scores were relatively average, not too many, and the highest scorer was Paul George's 17 points.
The Heat scored the most points from James and Wade, both of whom were very efficient. James scored 26 points on 9 of 14 shots, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, but also had 6 turnovers. Wade shot 9 of 16.
Scored 23 points, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds.
Another player for the Heat who scored in double figures was Ray Allen on the bench. He scored 16 points on 4 of 4 three-pointers, which was extremely efficient.
The Heat's win was mainly due to their high offensive efficiency. In terms of three-pointers, the Heat took 18 shots and hit 10, with a three-point shooting rate of 55.6%, while the Pacers took 21 shots and hit 6.
The three-point shooting percentage was only 28.6%.
In terms of field goal percentage, the Heat is 54.4% and the Pacers are 47.7%. The gap is not small.
Again, the Big Three are not even a little better than the Pacers in terms of quantity and quality.
Game 4 continues at Miami's home court.
In this game, the Heat found their form as soon as they started, beating the Pacers 27:19 in a single quarter, leading by 8 points.
In the second quarter, the two teams fought hard to defend, and the Pacers recovered three points. However, in the third quarter, the Heat defeated the Pacers 31:20, and the point difference widened to double digits.
In the fourth quarter, the Pacers' offense was slightly better, but the Heat's defense was still good, and the Pacers had no chance to come back.
In the end, the Heat easily won the game 102:90, and the series score became 3:1. The Heat took the lead in getting the match point.
In this game, four Pacers scored in double figures. Paul George scored the most with 23 points. Three people from the Heat scored in double figures. James made 13 of 21 shots and scored a game-high 32 points and 10 rebounds.
, 5 assists, Chris Bosh broke out and scored 25 points on 7 of 12 shots.
In this game, the Pacers exploded with three-pointers. They took 21 shots and made 9 of them, with a three-point shooting rate of 42.9%.
The Pacers also did well in terms of shooting percentage, hitting 35 of 71 shots and shooting 49.3%.
The Heat took 69 shots and made 32 of them, with a shooting percentage of 46.4%.
It feels good, why did the Pacers lose?
The main reason is that they are far behind the Heat in free throws.
The Pacers made 17 free throws in the game and made 11 of them. The Heat made 34 free throws and made 30 of them. In this alone, the Heat scored 19 points more than the Pacers.
The Big Three alone took 21 free throws and only missed two.
To put it bluntly, the Big Three are too much of a threat on the offensive end, and the Pacers have no good way to prevent them from scoring except fouling.
Two days later, the fifth game between the two teams was held at the Pacers' home court.
The Pacers played very poorly in the first half of this game. They only scored 11 points in the second quarter. At the end of the first half, they trailed the Heat by 9 points 33:42. The situation was very critical.
However, the Pacers found their form in the third quarter. They scored 31:15 in a single quarter and overtook the score.
With more than a minute left in the fourth quarter, Bosh hit a three-pointer to chase the score to 87:88.
Looking back, George hit a three-pointer and once again opened the point difference to 4 points.
With 16 seconds left in the game, Lewis hit a three-pointer and the score became 90:91.
The Heat adopted foul tactics, David West made one of two free throws, and the Pacers led by two points.
In the last 5 seconds, Bosh hit a three-pointer, and the Heat had no choice but to foul again. David West still made one of two free throws, but time ran out.
In the end, the Pacers narrowly defeated the Heat 93:90, and the series score became 2:3.
In this game, four players from both teams scored in double figures, but Bosh scored the most for the Heat. He made 9 of 21 shots from the field, with very low efficiency, scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds.
James was troubled by fouls. He got two fouls in the first quarter, another foul in the second quarter, and two fouls again in the third quarter. He only played 24 minutes in the game, made 2 of 10 shots, and only scored 7 points.
The Pacers' top scorer was Paul George. He made 15 of 28 shots and scored a high of 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 steals.
The main reason why the Pacers were able to win this game was that they successfully caused James to get into foul trouble and sit on the bench, unable to find his form.
He only played 24 minutes in a key playoff game, made 2 of 10 shots, and scored only 7 points. This kind of performance is extremely rare for James.
Two days later, Game 5 of the series was played at home in Miami.
The Heat didn't give the Pacers any chance in this game. They raised their defensive intensity to the highest level in the first quarter and beat the Pacers 24:13 in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, the Heat took advantage of the victory and exploded offensively, beating the Pacers 36:21.
The Heat led by 26 points after halftime.
In the third quarter, the Heat's offensive touch was still hot, and they beat the Pacers 31:24. The point difference widened to more than 30 points, and the game completely lost its suspense.
In the end, the Heat defeated the Pacers at home 117:92, eliminated the Pacers with a score of 4:2, and advanced to the finals again.
In this game, four members of the Heat scored in double figures. James made 8 of 12 shots and 9 of 9 free throws. He was extremely efficient, scoring 25 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds.
Bosh made 10 of 14 shots and also scored 25 points and 8 rebounds.
Wade played average, he and Lewis both scored 13 points.
The Pacers' top scorer was Paul George, who made 8 of 18 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, and 8 of 10 free throws, scoring a game-high 29 points.
In this game, the two teams' three-pointers were similar. The Pacers hit 10 three-pointers and the Heat hit 11 three-pointers. The two teams were also the same in terms of free throws, both hitting 18 free throws.
The difference is that the Heat got 37 rebounds in the game, 9 more than the Pacers.
In addition, the Heat's field goal percentage in this game was as high as 57.9%, while the Pacers only had 46.4%. There is a huge gap in offensive efficiency between the two teams.
Again, the Pacers' defense is good, but there are too few star players on the offensive end. Even the star George is almost useless!
The playoffs are all about the number and quality of the stars!
Of course, although the Pacers lost, they were not too disappointed. After all, they are young and have a future.
What the Pacers don't know is that this is their last time playing in the Eastern Conference Finals in the next ten years, and this is also their last highlight moment!