⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 27-15 off them
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 50
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 6:43 · ORL 47-42 MIA
- Go-ahead
J.J. Redick hit a layup, Arron Afflalo with the assist
OT 2:11 · ORL 106-105 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
OT 2:35 · ORL 110-112 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 1:36 · ORL 97-93 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:24 · ORL 106-106 MIA
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu lost ball turnover
OT 0:46 · ORL 106-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:33 · ORL 8-13 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 0:41 · ORL 77-79 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 1:02 · ORL 99-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:26 · ORL 104-105 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:26 · ORL 104-105 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:51 · ORL 106-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
