⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 20-10 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 48
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 7:13 · MIA 37-33 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:00 · MIA 68-63 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 1:37 · MIA 88-80 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:33 · MIA 80-78 NO
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Offensive Foul
Q4 1:57 · MIA 80-80 NO
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Foul
Q4 1:57 · MIA 80-80 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:59 · MIA 4-9 NO
- Ties it
Jamaal Magloire made Layup. Assisted by George Lynch.
Q4 2:17 · MIA 80-80 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:22 · MIA 60-63 NO
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 4:54 · MIA 77-73 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass
Q4 4:22 · MIA 77-73 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
