⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
-2Q123-27
-7Q222-29
-6Q324-31
+5Q421-18
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31
Key battles
2Fast break points12
14Assists25
37Rebounds52
8Offensive rebounds11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:03 · ORL 8-4 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 3:10 · ORL 39-50 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Grant Technical Foul
Q4 8:32 · ORL 72-89 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
