⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 10:11 · NO 51-49 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire Double Technical Foul. Brian Grant gains possession.
Q4 4:37 · NO 82-71 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
