⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans 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.
Heat
Good plays
- Winner
Dwyane Wade made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:01 · MIA 81-79 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Bad Pass. Stolen by Stacey Augmon.
Q4 1:44 · MIA 79-75 NO
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:02 · MIA 79-77 NO
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 0:32 · MIA 79-79 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:37 · MIA 9-12 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:07 · MIA 77-74 NO
- Ties it
P.J. Brown made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:53 · MIA 79-79 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Udonis Haslem.
Q4 4:50 · MIA 77-71 NO
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:03 · MIA 79-74 NO
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:11 · MIA 79-79 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
