⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:32 · ORL 10-7 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz bad pass
Q4 2:20 · ORL 101-98 MIA
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · ORL 113-105 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Markelle Fultz
Q4 2:20 · ORL 101-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:33 · ORL 65-64 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · ORL 103-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
