⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:24 · MIA 49-52 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:37 · MIA 69-81 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 7:16 · MIA 39-47 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 5:44 · MIA 64-81 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 5:48 · MIA 85-109 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q3 1:37 · MIA 69-81 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 |
