⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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
- Winner
David West hit a 17-foot jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:54 · NO 89-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · NO 82-78 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Paul double dribble
Q4 3:51 · NO 83-78 MIA
- Turnover
Devin Brown bad pass
Q4 1:09 · NO 87-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:53 · NO 77-72 MIA
- Steal
Jermaine O'Neal stole it from Devin Brown
Q4 1:09 · NO 87-86 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
