⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 10:12 · MIA 63-84 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |







