โฑ๏ธHow 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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ NO better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 4:47 ยท NO 73-58 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q3 0:27 ยท NO 91-66 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:26 ยท NO 6-8 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |








