⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+4Q121-16
+5Q214-10
+3Q316-11
-10Q414-19
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-8 off them
Key battles
10%Three-point accuracy33%
8Points off turnovers24
1Threes made5
17Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
