⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 2-point lead to 10
Q2 3:31 · MIA 47-37 NO
- Winner
Lamar Odom made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Udonis Haslem.
Q4 1:21 · MIA 87-85 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Offensive Foul
Q4 2:40 · MIA 84-83 NO
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Foul
Q4 2:40 · MIA 84-83 NO
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:02 · MIA 91-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Go-ahead
P.J. Brown made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
Q4 2:25 · MIA 84-85 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 3:31 · MIA 84-83 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Foul
Q4 3:31 · MIA 84-83 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
