⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-1Q121-24
+5Q223-18
-3Q329-31
-8Q414-23
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of thirteen from three
Key battles
9Blocks3
23%Three-point accuracy40%
9Points off turnovers14
8Fast break points6
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
