⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:40 · MIA 48-39 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alonzo Mourning Offensive Foul
Q4 4:18 · MIA 79-76 NO
- Turnover
Alonzo Mourning Foul
Q4 4:18 · MIA 79-76 NO
- Turnover
Sean Marks Lost Ball
Q4 3:05 · MIA 79-80 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q4 5:35 · MIA 79-87 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q3 7:30 · MIA 58-48 NO
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · MIA 81-88 NO
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Lost Ball. Stolen by Malik Allen.
Q4 0:02 · MIA 81-88 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
