⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Made eleven threes to their five- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 4:44 · MIA 21-12 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:19 · MIA 47-49 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:37 · MIA 64-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses technical free throw
Q2 11:05 · MIA 21-21 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:48 · MIA 21-25 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 5 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 17 |
| 20 | Blocks | 20 |
