⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- A 20-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 27 in the fourth quarter
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
- Technical
David West Double Technical Foul. Lamar Odom gains possession.
Q4 5:11 · NO 65-78 MIA
- Technical
Robert Traylor Technical Foul
Q4 5:11 · NO 65-78 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 4:16 · NO 12-24 MIA
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 27
Q4 6:16 · NO 65-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 11:42 · NO 30-41 MIA
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:48 · NO 52-69 MIA
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
