⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 10:14 · NO 52-67 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:17 · NO 90-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:32 · NO 95-103 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 3:27 · NO 21-35 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 1:49 · NO 40-61 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
