⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 23 from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:34 · MIA 105-107 ORL
- Ties it
Josh Richardson hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:53 · MIA 109-109 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:33 · MIA 109-111 ORL
- Turnover
Justise Winslow bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MIA 109-111 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 2:51 · MIA 87-96 ORL
- Winner
Jonathon Simmons hit a 1-foot driving dunk, Evan Fournier with the assist
Q4 1:31 · MIA 109-111 ORL
- Steal
Jonathon Simmons stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 0:33 · MIA 109-111 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:30 · MIA 52-49 ORL
- Turnover
Jonathon Simmons lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · MIA 107-109 ORL
- Turnover
Marreese Speights out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · MIA 109-111 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 19 | Blocks | 26 |
