โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ ORL better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
๐Good 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 2 down to 10 up
Q2 10:51 ยท ORL 29-19 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo bad pass
Q4 0:02 ยท ORL 85-85 MIA
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:59 ยท ORL 85-85 MIA
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
OT 0:19 ยท ORL 88-89 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 2:03 ยท ORL 62-64 MIA
- Ties it
Henry Walker hit a 27-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:02 ยท ORL 85-85 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 0:29 ยท ORL 86-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:39 ยท ORL 77-74 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:43 ยท ORL 85-85 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 1:07 ยท ORL 88-89 MIA
๐The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |





