⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:11 · MIA 16-8 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q2 0:42 · MIA 65-45 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 3:00 · MIA 82-55 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:14 · MIA 24-20 ORL
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:39 · MIA 71-49 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:23 · MIA 24-24 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q1 8:40 · MIA 7-6 ORL
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · MIA 24-24 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 5 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
