⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 32-13 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:39 · MIA 58-59 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 5:47 · MIA 73-69 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:45 · MIA 86-83 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo traveling
Q4 2:22 · MIA 97-93 ORL
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · MIA 106-103 ORL
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIA 110-105 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:27 · MIA 26-33 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 2:42 · MIA 73-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz traveling
Q4 1:17 · MIA 102-98 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:28 · MIA 106-103 ORL
- Turnover
Cole Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:03 · MIA 110-105 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
