⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind 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, 9 points worse 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:43 · MIA 41-47 NO
- Steal
Victor Oladipo stole it from Dyson Daniels
Q4 0:15 · MIA 97-96 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · MIA 88-84 NO
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIA 97-96 NO
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 0:12 · MIA 98-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 0:50 · MIA 23-37 NO
- Steal
Dyson Daniels stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 0:12 · MIA 98-96 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Herbert Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:08 · MIA 86-84 NO
- Turnover
Dyson Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:15 · MIA 97-96 NO
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:15 · MIA 98-96 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Steals | 17 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
