In a surprising turn of events, the Indiana Pacers pieced together a (near) perfect 48 minutes of basketball, resulting in a blowout win over the Miami Heat and the highest single game point total since 2017. The Pacers went ahead 32-30 at the end of the first and never looked back, building a double digit lead halfway through the second and cruising to the win with a dominant fourth quarter.
The Pacers were in position all night to respond to Miami runs, keeping the Heat from ever flipping the game in their advantage even when they were able to cut the game to a manageable deficit.