⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 37 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 32-21 off them
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
A 20-0 run took them from 6 down to 14 up 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:33 · ORL 9-4 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:48 · ORL 24-19 MIA
- Lead
Jameer Nelson hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:44 · ORL 94-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Redick lost ball
Q4 1:14 · ORL 91-91 MIA
- Turnover
J.J. Redick offensive foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul)
OT 2:43 · ORL 98-96 MIA
- Turnover
J.J. Redick turnover
OT 2:43 · ORL 98-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 6 down to 14 up
Q2 6:13 · ORL 41-55 MIA
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:38 · ORL 94-94 MIA
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a two point shot, Shane Battier with the assist
OT 3:45 · ORL 96-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
OT 2:46 · ORL 98-96 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers offensive foul (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)
OT 1:16 · ORL 100-96 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers turnover
OT 1:16 · ORL 100-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
