⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:22 · MIA 66-67 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 5:45 · MIA 99-97 NO
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · MIA 101-99 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 0:58 · MIA 97-97 NO
- Missed FT
Alonzo Mourning misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · MIA 97-97 NO
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MIA 98-97 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 5:11 · MIA 49-53 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 1:04 · MIA 54-65 NO
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
Q4 0:18 · MIA 99-99 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:57 · MIA 92-97 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:54 · MIA 95-97 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:13 · MIA 97-97 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
