⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
-5Q122-27
+5Q227-23
+11Q323-12
+16Q422-7
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
Key battles
36%Three-point accuracy13%
8Threes made2
22Points off turnovers14
16Free throws made11
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
