⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their five- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:42 · MIA 13-8 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 1:57 · MIA 36-28 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:12 · MIA 82-90 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 11:02 · MIA 4-8 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:11 · MIA 22-27 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 4:12 · MIA 60-69 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:49 · MIA 42-36 ORL
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:38 · MIA 79-87 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 2 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
