⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 2:45 · ORL 42-34 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:11 · ORL 52-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ryan Humphrey Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 8:48 · ORL 61-61 MIA
- Turnover
Jacque Vaughn Double Dribble
Q4 3:51 · ORL 69-68 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Best Lost Ball
Q4 3:43 · ORL 69-68 MIA
- Turnover
Caron Butler Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Kemp.
Q4 2:25 · ORL 73-70 MIA
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Traveling
Q4 0:45 · ORL 75-72 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
