⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:18 · MIA 6-12 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 5:58 · MIA 44-51 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 0:49 · MIA 48-66 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Courtney Alexander missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · MIA 69-77 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
