⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 26 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, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 41
- A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up in the second quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 19 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 6:45 · MIA 19-11 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:43 · MIA 97-116 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:53 · MIA 21-22 ORL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q2 1:15 · MIA 54-70 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 6:52 · MIA 62-85 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
