⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 0:58 · MIA 33-22 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:14 · MIA 69-60 ORL
- Winner
Bam Adebayo hit a pullup jump shot, Jaime Jaquez Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:18 · MIA 97-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:58 · MIA 90-86 ORL
- Turnover
Jaime Jaquez Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:23 · MIA 92-88 ORL
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · MIA 94-92 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 10:06 · MIA 10-12 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 5:25 · MIA 69-72 ORL
- Go-ahead
Paolo Banchero hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 0:38 · MIA 95-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Ingles misses technical free throw
Q4 8:04 · MIA 86-82 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:37 · MIA 90-86 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · MIA 92-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
