⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 34 from three- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 8:10 · MIA 20-5 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:28 · MIA 61-51 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 1:29 · MIA 91-76 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:07 · MIA 22-17 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 9:12 · MIA 43-34 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:01 · MIA 50-49 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Herbert Jones technical foul
Q4 8:45 · MIA 96-87 NO
📊The numbers
| MIA | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 34 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
