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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 31 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 106 |
 Pelicans | 24 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 95 |
MIATeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 38-8246.3% | 13-2944.8% | 17-2568.0% | 46 | 20 | 14 |
| NOP | 39-10437.5% | 7-3221.9% | 10-1376.9% | 54 | 20 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Miami Heat106| 36 | 24 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +6 | +1.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3-5 | +1 | −3.9 | ||||||||
| 31 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 27 | 23 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0 | 8-12 | +19 | +10.7 | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-14 | 5-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.1 | |||||
| 27 | 8 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +8 | −2.4 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −3.2 | ||||||
| Team | 106 | 38-8246.3% | 13-2944.8% | 46 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17-2568.0% | 10 | 6 | 11 | |||
Bench 33 points on 11 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Delon Wright, Alondes Williams and Cole Swider (coach’s decision); Thomas Bryant.
New Orleans Pelicans95| 38 | 19 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | −23 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 5 | 2-12 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −15 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −5.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | +16 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 23 | 14 | 4-17 | 3-12 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −1 | −3.9 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +13 | −4.2 | ||||||||
| 18 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −11 | +6.8 | ||||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.4 | |||||
| Team | 95 | 39-10437.5% | 7-3221.9% | 54 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 10-1376.9% | 18 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Cody Zeller and Matt Ryan (coach’s decision).
Heat106Pelicans95ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jimmy Butler III scored 23 points (12 in the paint), and the Miami Heat went on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 106-95.
The Pelicans led 91-89 when Haywood Highsmith’s corner 3-pointer put the Heat ahead for good with 8:13 left. Bam Adebayo scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 100-91 lead with 2:40 left.
Adebayo had 24 points and 3 blocks.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson had 23 points (16 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Trey Murphy III went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Heat shot 46.3% from the field and 44.8% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 37.5% and 21.9%. The Heat outscored the Pelicans 30-18 in 10 minutes with Love, Butler, Robinson, Highsmith and Jaquez on the floor together.
Miami HeatNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 82 shots: 3.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-16 | 68.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-29 | 41.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 29 | 10 | 5-11 | +1 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 13 | 10 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Zion Williamson | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Herbert Jones | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 12 | 6-8 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 19 | 7 | 3-3 | +1 |
| Naji Marshall | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Zion Williamson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| CJ McCollum | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 9 | 3-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hawkins | 15 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| CJ McCollum | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIA
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Highsmith 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Love 1 AST)
Q4 8:13
19.1%
62→43
Hawkins 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
Q4 8:31
16.4%
46→62
Robinson-Earl 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williamson 6 AST)
Q4 9:58
15.5%
37→53
Robinson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 9:28
15.5%
53→37
Adebayo 3' Driving Dunk (18 PTS) (Robinson 2 AST)
Q4 5:40
11.7%
37→26
