⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 26-10 off them- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 24
- Went cold from three, fourteen of 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:46 · ORL 20-22 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul
Q4 4:59 · ORL 89-90 MIA
- Turnover
Michael Carter-Williams bad pass
Q4 0:07 · ORL 97-100 MIA
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic traveling
Q4 0:03 · ORL 97-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:53 · ORL 5-16 MIA
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Michael Carter-Williams
Q4 0:07 · ORL 97-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk bad pass
Q4 4:45 · ORL 89-90 MIA
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk offensive foul
Q4 2:53 · ORL 94-95 MIA
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk turnover
Q4 2:53 · ORL 94-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
