⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 22 from three
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:11 · NO 15-6 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 11:47 · NO 85-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Jackson double technical foul
Q4 6:09 · NO 90-75 MIA
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:16 · NO 96-79 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
