⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 9:37 · NO 82-75 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:44 · NO 84-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 3:06 · NO 66-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Offensive Foul
Q4 2:31 · NO 84-80 MIA
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Foul
Q4 2:31 · NO 84-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
