⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 10:42 · NO 35-25 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 11:38 · NO 83-66 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses technical free throw
Q2 4:35 · NO 32-25 MIA
- Turnover
David West offensive foul (Chris Quinn draws the foul)
Q4 2:06 · NO 95-87 MIA
- Turnover
David West turnover
Q4 2:06 · NO 95-87 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:44 · NO 47-40 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:10 · NO 83-75 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Udonis Haslem technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:29 · NO 47-40 MIA
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
