⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses technical free throw
Q1 8:55 · ORL 4-6 MIA
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses technical free throw
Q3 9:26 · ORL 56-57 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:33 · ORL 30-31 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:03 · ORL 44-47 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:35 · ORL 60-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dion Waiters technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:00 · ORL 53-55 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
