⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first 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
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
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 3-point lead to 11
Q2 0:00 · MIA 54-43 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:33 · MIA 92-75 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul
Q2 9:40 · MIA 25-22 NO
- Technical
Lamar Odom Double Technical Foul. Robert Traylor gains possession.
Q3 1:58 · MIA 67-54 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:56 · MIA 25-23 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q2 3:03 · MIA 41-36 NO
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire Technical Foul
Q3 5:00 · MIA 59-49 NO
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q4 5:18 · MIA 87-75 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
