⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-12Q114-22
+14Q236-23
-7Q317-25
-16Q422-36
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
Key battles
15Blocks2
23%Three-point accuracy46%
5Steals12
12Free throws made24
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 15 | Blocks | 2 |
