⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 20-7 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 2:02 · MIA 83-68 ORL
- Winner
Udonis Haslem hit a 19-foot jumper, Mario Chalmers with the assist
Q4 2:31 · MIA 96-94 ORL
- Steal
Mario Chalmers stole it from Dwight Howard
Q4 0:41 · MIA 100-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q1 8:10 · MIA 10-7 ORL
- Missed FT
Daequan Cook misses technical free throw
Q4 4:54 · MIA 89-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:54 · MIA 89-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:47 · MIA 94-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 2:18 · MIA 96-94 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 0:41 · MIA 100-97 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball
Q4 0:05 · MIA 100-97 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
