⏱️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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:31 · MIA 47-41 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:45 · MIA 88-88 ORL
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:49 · MIA 93-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
Q4 2:11 · MIA 83-88 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:15 · MIA 90-90 ORL
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
OT 1:19 · MIA 100-105 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:09 · MIA 24-29 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:53 · MIA 58-64 ORL
- Lead
Vince Carter hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:55 · MIA 90-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MIA 93-92 ORL
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:36 · MIA 100-104 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 0:00 · MIA 102-108 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
