⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters possession lost ball turnover
Q4 3:42 · MIA 98-102 ORL
- Turnover
James Johnson Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:31 · MIA 101-107 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:21 · MIA 2-10 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 7:45 · MIA 41-55 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:21 · MIA 93-98 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 4:05 · MIA 96-102 ORL
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · MIA 101-107 ORL
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MIA 107-113 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
