⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 35
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:54 · ORL 101-86 MIA
- Winner
Jalen Suggs hit a 28-foot three jumper, Markelle Fultz with the assist
OT 4:04 · ORL 113-110 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 4:04 · ORL 118-110 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · ORL 101-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:01 · ORL 106-100 MIA
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · ORL 106-103 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 8:12 · ORL 40-46 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:46 · ORL 101-98 MIA
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:00 · ORL 108-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:33 · ORL 98-86 MIA
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
OT 3:45 · ORL 113-110 MIA
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
OT 0:10 · ORL 125-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 34 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
