⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 32 from three
- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
- A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:12 · NO 54-57 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:14 · NO 74-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Herbert Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:58 · NO 91-96 MIA
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. bad pass
Q4 2:53 · NO 91-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 19
Q1 0:02 · NO 24-43 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:10 · NO 64-72 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 8:13 · NO 91-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson offensive foul
Q4 3:16 · NO 91-98 MIA
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson turnover
Q4 3:16 · NO 91-98 MIA
- Turnover
Caleb Martin out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:39 · NO 95-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
