⏱️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 tighter, lower 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, 5 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, 30 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
- Owned the paint, 30 points inside to 12
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul)
Q4 4:05 · ORL 80-72 MIA
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu lost ball
Q4 2:06 · ORL 82-74 MIA
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 1:47 · ORL 82-74 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Daequan Cook stole it from Hedo Turkoglu
Q4 2:06 · ORL 82-74 MIA
- Steal
Shawn Marion stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 1:47 · ORL 82-74 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade offensive goaltending
Q4 2:02 · ORL 82-74 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 12 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
