Indiana Pacers 144, Miami Heat 129 — Recap

December 2, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 144, Miami Heat 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 25-31 MIA; Q2 IND 40-34 MIA; Q3 IND 41-33 MIA; Q4 IND 38-31 MIA.

Top performers (box score): Jimmy Butler (MIA) 33 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists on 12-of-23 shooting; Bruce Brown (IND) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Aaron Nesmith (IND) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-9 shooting; T.J. McConnell (IND) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists on 10-of-11 shooting; Obi Toppin (IND) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIA

Jimmy Butler

33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 12-23 FG

Scoring · IND

Bruce Brown

30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · IND

Aaron Nesmith

22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 7-9 FG

Season highs

Bruce Brown · Season-high 30 pointsT.J. McConnell · Season-high 20 pointsT.J. McConnell · Season-high 11 assistsAndrew Nembhard · Season-high 11 assistsObi Toppin · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
IND	25	40	41	38		144
MIA	31	34	33	31		129

🧮 How They Scored

INDMIA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

75.3%Effective FG%58.8%

8.8%Turnover %8.2%

13.0%Offensive rebound %17.1%

0.235Free-throw rate0.275

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bruce Brown G	37	30	4	2	—	—	1	11-16	4-6	4-5	+20
Obi Toppin F	35	20	2	2	1	4	—	7-8	4-5	2-2	+18
Myles Turner C-F	30	17	10	1	—	2	2	8-12	1-4	—	+10
Aaron Nesmith G-F	29	22	4	1	—	1	—	7-9	4-6	4-6	+9
T.J. McConnell G	25	20	2	11	—	—	1	10-11	—	—	+5
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	25	16	5	4	—	—	4	6-10	2-3	2-3	-4
Buddy Hield G	24	7	1	2	2	—	1	3-7	1-4	—	+20
Andrew Nembhard G-F	23	4	1	11	1	—	—	1-9	0-4	2-2	+10
Isaiah Jackson F	8	8	3	1	—	1	—	3-3	—	2-2	-6
Ben Sheppard G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jimmy Butler G-F	37	33	5	5	—	—	1	12-23	0-1	9-9	-17
Caleb Martin F	35	18	2	3	1	—	3	8-15	2-4	—	-8
Duncan Robinson F	30	17	2	3	—	—	2	7-11	2-3	1-1	-9
Orlando Robinson C	29	16	5	3	—	—	1	7-11	2-2	—	-6
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	29	11	3	3	2	—	—	4-9	1-2	2-5	-6
Kyle Lowry G	29	4	8	2	—	—	—	0-4	0-3	4-4	-9
Kevin Love F-C	19	14	1	5	—	—	—	4-6	3-5	3-3	-9
Jamal Cain F	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+1
Haywood Highsmith F	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	0-1	0-1	—	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bruce Brown	Bench	37	30	82.4	24.4	+26.7	14.5
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	29	22	94.5	19.7	+17.6	12.0
T.J. McConnell	Bench	25	20	90.9	22.6	+12.7	21.7
Obi Toppin	Bench	35	20	112.6	11.0	+25.7	10.6
Myles Turner	Bench	30	17	70.8	21.2	+16.1	12.5
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	25	16	70.7	27.8	-4.9	8.5
Isaiah Jackson	Bench	8	8	103.1	19.0	-37.6	23.5
Buddy Hield	Bench	24	7	50.0	14.0	+34.1	3.6
Andrew Nembhard	Bench	23	4	20.2	19.2	+20.4	6.7
Oscar Tshiebwe	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jarace Walker	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ben Sheppard	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-65.3	-9.1

Miami HeatTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jimmy Butler	Bench	37	33	61.2	31.4	-22.4	13.5
Caleb Martin	Bench	35	18	60.0	22.2	-11.1	5.5
Duncan Robinson	Bench	30	17	74.3	17.6	-14.3	6.1
Orlando Robinson	Bench	29	16	72.7	17.4	-7.9	12.2
Kevin Love	Bench	19	14	95.6	15.9	-22.5	12.3
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	29	11	49.1	17.2	-10.3	6.4
Kyle Lowry	Bench	29	4	34.7	9.0	-15.5	5.3
Thomas Bryant	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	3	—	0.0	28.6	-5.4	-35.3
Nikola Jovic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jamal Cain	Bench	5	—	0.0	0.0	+9.1	-11.4