⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
+2Q120-17
+3Q221-17
-1Q313-15
-1Q422-21
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 25
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy13%
4Steals13
10Blocks3
7Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
