⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:59 · MIA 27-15 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 1:54 · MIA 36-17 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 6:23 · MIA 101-93 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses technical free throw
Q4 3:50 · MIA 99-90 NO
- Missed FT
Justise Winslow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIA 105-100 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q2 2:19 · MIA 59-39 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 11:20 · MIA 63-49 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Alvin Gentry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:50 · MIA 99-90 NO
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:29 · MIA 99-91 NO
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 106-100 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
