⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:34 · NO 92-84 MIA
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · NO 98-95 MIA
- Missed FT
Courtney Alexander missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · NO 100-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:53 · NO 92-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
