⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 11- A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 42
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:35 · ORL 80-90 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:29 · ORL 96-106 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 7:24 · ORL 110-109 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamahl Mosley technical foul
Q2 8:37 · ORL 30-48 MIA
- Technical
Jesse Mermuys technical foul
Q2 7:20 · ORL 31-53 MIA
- Turnover
Jett Howard bad pass
Q4 4:31 · ORL 104-109 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 4:07 · ORL 23-36 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 10:30 · ORL 30-53 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 2:27 · ORL 82-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q2 4:27 · ORL 40-63 MIA
- Turnover
Pelle Larsson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:25 · ORL 104-109 MIA
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · ORL 110-110 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
