⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:05 · ORL 86-94 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:36 · ORL 88-94 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:32 · ORL 45-60 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 1:47 · ORL 63-79 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 10:34 · ORL 65-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 2:05 · ORL 86-94 MIA
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:09 · ORL 100-103 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · ORL 100-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
