⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
-8Q120-28
+6Q224-16
-2Q321-21
-4Q415-20
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️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
8Points off turnovers17
1Steals4
7Threes made12
6Offensive rebounds10
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 75% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
