⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:14 · MIA 62-60 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 3:48 · MIA 84-69 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:28 · MIA 49-43 ORL
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:32 · MIA 56-59 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 6:37 · MIA 16-21 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
