⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q1 7:48 · MIA 21-16 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:44 · MIA 36-34 ORL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q4 10:44 · MIA 102-89 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 7:04 · MIA 66-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
