⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 37 from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 24-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:06 · ORL 27-22 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 11:29 · ORL 92-79 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 6:27 · ORL 105-83 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:42 · ORL 67-60 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
