⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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
- Steal
Udonis Haslem stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 2:45 · MIA 98-100 ORL
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 2:06 · MIA 100-100 ORL
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · MIA 102-102 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Udonis Haslem technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:20 · MIA 43-44 ORL
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 2:27 · MIA 98-100 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:55 · MIA 23-24 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:41 · MIA 29-33 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 11:47 · MIA 78-87 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 2:45 · MIA 98-100 ORL
- Turnover
Grant Hill turnover
Q4 2:23 · MIA 98-100 ORL
- Missed FT
Darko Milicic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · MIA 102-103 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
