⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-4Q122-26
+2Q225-23
-5Q323-25
+11Q430-19
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
3Blocks1
5Steals8
11Points off turnovers16
47Rebounds37
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
