⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 1:18 · ORL 84-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · ORL 97-95 MIA
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz turnover
OT 2:10 · ORL 101-104 MIA
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:40 · ORL 103-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
Gabe Vincent hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · ORL 97-97 MIA
- Steal
Bam Adebayo stole it from Wendell Carter Jr.
Q4 0:12 · ORL 97-95 MIA
- Winner
Gabe Vincent hit a 26-foot threeer
OT 4:24 · ORL 97-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gabe Vincent flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:02 · ORL 45-33 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · ORL 91-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
