⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their one- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brian Grant missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 7:48 · MIA 31-42 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 2:25 · MIA 20-32 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 2:09 · MIA 42-59 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 4:11 · MIA 55-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady Technical Foul
Q2 12:00 · MIA 23-32 ORL
- Technical
Chris Whitney Technical Foul
Q2 8:37 · MIA 28-40 ORL
- Flagrant
Olumide Oyedeji Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 7:48 · MIA 31-42 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
