⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:39 · ORL 24-16 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Double Technical Foul. Udonis Haslem gains possession.
Q1 10:18 · ORL 2-0 MIA
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:31 · ORL 73-69 MIA
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 1:39 · ORL 76-72 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alonzo Mourning missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:13 · ORL 74-69 MIA
- Missed FT
Alonzo Mourning missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:13 · ORL 74-69 MIA
- Turnover
Gary Payton Turnover
Q4 0:11 · ORL 76-74 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
