⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:44 · MIA 28-22 ORL
- Lead
Dwyane Wade made 22 ft jumper.
Q4 1:43 · MIA 93-91 ORL
- Lead
Dwyane Wade made 20 ft jumper.
Q4 1:07 · MIA 95-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keyon Dooling Bad Pass. Stolen by Grant Hill.
Q4 4:15 · MIA 88-83 ORL
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelvin Cato.
Q4 2:01 · MIA 91-89 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:50 · MIA 70-75 ORL
- Ties it
Hedo Turkoglu made layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Q4 1:55 · MIA 91-91 ORL
- Ties it
Kelvin Cato made slam dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:46 · MIA 95-95 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass
Q4 4:24 · MIA 88-83 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
