⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 25- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 4
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 3:47 · MIA 48-47 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 0:45 · MIA 60-49 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 10:26 · MIA 27-31 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:30 · MIA 2-8 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greivis Vasquez misses technical free throw
Q2 11:40 · MIA 27-29 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
