⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 27
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 7 down to 3 up
Q2 6:16 · ORL 44-41 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:38 · ORL 55-52 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:31 · ORL 72-81 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 6:03 · ORL 59-73 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
