⏱️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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 39 free throws to their 29
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 4:39 · ORL 24-16 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:20 · ORL 97-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · ORL 88-88 MIA
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · ORL 97-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · ORL 97-91 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · ORL 89-89 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:19 · ORL 97-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
