⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 28 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:41 · MIA 12-5 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q3 9:08 · MIA 76-52 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 11:43 · MIA 94-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:50 · MIA 49-44 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:21 · MIA 81-66 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
