⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 57
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:03 · MIA 25-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 5:27 · MIA 103-94 ORL
- Steal
Kelly Olynyk stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 0:22 · MIA 111-103 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MIA 110-103 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · MIA 111-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 1:20 · MIA 30-34 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:55 · MIA 71-74 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · MIA 111-103 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
