⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:43 · MIA 30-19 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 3:20 · MIA 92-69 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 7:21 · MIA 106-88 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:02 · MIA 55-46 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:49 · MIA 98-88 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
