⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 8:37 · MIA 56-45 NO
- Lead
Gerald Green hit a two point shot
Q4 0:48 · MIA 78-76 NO
- Winner
Luol Deng hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
OT 2:56 · MIA 83-80 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · MIA 70-70 NO
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:13 · MIA 70-70 NO
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
OT 4:41 · MIA 78-78 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:37 · MIA 70-70 NO
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a driving layup
Q4 0:36 · MIA 78-78 NO
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 6-foot two point shot
OT 3:16 · MIA 80-80 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 0:51 · MIA 76-76 NO
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
OT 4:24 · MIA 78-78 NO
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans traveling
OT 1:00 · MIA 87-82 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
