⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-3Q125-29
0Q216-16
+1Q323-23
-3Q419-23
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
Key battles
5Points off turnovers23
7Offensive rebounds15
4Blocks8
25%Three-point accuracy38%
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
