⏱️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
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 35
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:01 · MIA 14-10 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:05 · MIA 76-77 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:28 · MIA 58-60 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Wesley Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 3:15 · MIA 77-79 NO
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Bad Pass. Stolen by Travis Best.
Q4 1:21 · MIA 77-83 NO
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:12 · MIA 81-85 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
