⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 46
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 25
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:03 · NO 105-112 MIA
- Steal
Herbert Jones stole it from Bam Adebayo
Q4 2:20 · NO 107-115 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
James Borrego technical foul
Q1 0:13 · NO 23-29 MIA
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul
Q2 3:04 · NO 46-47 MIA
- Flagrant
Herbert Jones flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:46 · NO 48-52 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:36 · NO 48-56 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 8:03 · NO 95-112 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 0:54 · NO 111-123 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass turnover
Q4 2:20 · NO 107-115 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo offensive foul
Q4 1:26 · NO 109-115 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:26 · NO 109-115 MIA
📊The numbers
| NO | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
