The Miami Heat outscored the Indiana Pacers by 27 in the second-half. (Mandatory Credit: Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
To say the Miami Heat poured it on against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday was an understatement. Miami scored 140-plus points for the sixth time this season, securing a dominant 142-116 win for their first win streak in a month.
Though it came behind a historic 83-point second half, their most after halftime in franchise history. The Heat outscored the Pacers by 27 over that timeframe. But what were a few other noteworthy statistics?! Let’s peel back the curtain, shall we?!
58.5 percent – Shooting nearly 60 percent in any 24-minute span is impressive. But it was buoyed by an absurd 16-for-19 stretch through the first 8:46 of the fourth quarter. The Miami Heat finished the quarter shooting only 18-of-27 (66.7 percent), tied for their fourth-most efficient quarter of the season (min. 20 FGA).
110.0 – Shots were falling, but Miami was playing at a breakneck pace after halftime. They had their legs on the second night of the back-to-back; the Pacers did not. It’s the 12th-fastest played in any half this season, though both halves against Atlanta the night before superseded this mark.
14 – Heat forced 14 turnovers — including 10 live-ball — the second-most they’ve forced in any half this season. There are times when a team won’t commit that many in a single game, let alone a single half.
25 – As a result, Miami scored 25 points off turnovers. That’s not only its most of the season, but that’s the third-most that any team has scored in a single half this season. The most? The Jazz had 28 in the second half against the reigning-champion Thunder on Nov. 21.
18 – Andrew Wiggins led the Heat with 18 second-half points. The 12-year vet has scored at least 18 points in a half 81 times in his career, though he’s only done it once this season: Against Detroit (18 PTS in 2H) on Nov. 29.
29 – Single-game plus-minus is arguably the single worst statistic to base a player’s impact on. It’s way more misleading than it is indicative, most of the time at least. However, Nikola Jovic’s plus-29 is staggering. Three other players (Pelle Larsson, Dru Smith, Wiggins) had a plus-15 or greater after halftime.
-23 – On the other hand, Pascal Siakam had a team-worst minus-23, despite being the Pacers’ best player on Saturday. Bennedict Mathurin, who had 23 points in the second half, was a minus-19, the second worst.
44 – Heat had 44 points in the paint at a 64.7 percent clip, including 69.0 percent (20-29) at the rim. Nice. Wiggins (10) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (8) had the most of the bunch. The only Heat player who didn’t have at least a bucket in the paint in the second half was Davion Mitchell.
19 – Miami tallied 19 fastbreak points, the second most of any half this season. The only time they scored more was in the first half against Memphis on Oct. 24, when they broke the franchise record for most points in a single half (86), scoring 20 points.
150.9 – Miami posted a 150.9 offensive rating, second only to the 156.4 offensive rating they had against Memphis. Three separate instances of an 138.2 offensive rating:
Oct. 28 vs. Hornets (first half)
Nov. 29 vs. Detroit (second half)
Dec. 1 vs. Clippers (first half)
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