⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 6 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, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 17-8 off them- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
- Made two threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, two of eleven
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 1:55 · MIA 33-18 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:00 · MIA 75-68 NO
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Lost Ball. Stolen by Shammond Williams.
Q4 1:07 · MIA 79-73 NO
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · MIA 83-75 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:15 · MIA 15-15 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:39 · MIA 71-63 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shammond Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 1:04 · MIA 79-73 NO
- Turnover
Shammond Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 0:23 · MIA 83-75 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 0:10 · MIA 85-77 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
