⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:22 · ORL 22-17 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 9:00 · ORL 76-58 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:41 · ORL 88-73 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
