⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 29 from three
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 44
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points 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 from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:12 · ORL 14-0 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:34 · ORL 52-40 MIA
- Go-ahead
Goga Bitadze hit a layup
Q4 0:04 · ORL 88-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs traveling
Q4 4:26 · ORL 80-82 MIA
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs bad pass
Q4 3:06 · ORL 80-85 MIA
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · ORL 83-87 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 9:22 · ORL 76-80 MIA
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot, Bam Adebayo with the assist
Q4 0:00 · ORL 88-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo offensive foul
Q4 2:38 · ORL 82-85 MIA
- Turnover
Alec Burks offensive foul
Q4 0:27 · ORL 86-87 MIA
- Turnover
Alec Burks turnover
Q4 0:27 · ORL 86-87 MIA
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
