⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 13 down to 6 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball turnover
Q4 4:58 · MIA 94-95 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:32 · MIA 10-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:28 · MIA 36-39 ORL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 13 down to 6 up
Q3 1:22 · MIA 81-87 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 101-102 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
