⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of fifteen from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 54
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
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
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade made 21 ft jumper.
Q4 0:35 · MIA 89-89 NO
- Winner
James Posey made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Udonis Haslem.
OT 4:00 · MIA 92-89 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q4 1:46 · MIA 95-89 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:14 · MIA 81-87 NO
- Turnover
Alonzo Mourning Lost Ball. Stolen by P.J. Brown.
OT 4:52 · MIA 89-89 NO
- Turnover
Gary Payton Turnover
OT 0:47 · MIA 102-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:18 · MIA 49-52 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 5:43 · MIA 79-86 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · MIA 81-86 NO
- Turnover
Speedy Claxton Turnover
Q4 1:23 · MIA 84-89 NO
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
OT 3:30 · MIA 92-89 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
