⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 43
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:00 · ORL 97-102 MIA
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 0:51 · ORL 100-106 MIA
- Missed FT
Grant Hill missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:44 · ORL 101-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:28 · ORL 16-18 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 8:23 · ORL 29-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 4:03 · ORL 92-97 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Lost Ball. Stolen by Jameer Nelson.
Q4 2:58 · ORL 95-99 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem Bad Pass
Q4 2:00 · ORL 97-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 2 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
