⏱️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.
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
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their six- Won the glass, 32 rebounds to 15
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 3:23 · MIA 25-24 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams bad pass
Q4 1:10 · MIA 92-94 ORL
- Turnover
Jason Williams bad pass
Q4 0:35 · MIA 92-99 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:12 · MIA 51-50 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:48 · MIA 55-61 ORL
- Steal
Keith Bogans stole it from Jason Williams
Q4 1:10 · MIA 92-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:48 · MIA 90-91 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · MIA 92-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · MIA 92-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
