⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 4:10 · MIA 108-106 ORL
- Lead
Kel'el Ware hit a 1-foot alley oop dunk shot, Nikola Jovic with the assist
Q4 0:33 · MIA 108-106 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
OT 1:37 · MIA 120-116 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:40 · MIA 110-110 ORL
- Turnover
Kel'el Ware bad pass
OT 2:05 · MIA 110-112 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Jovic bad pass
2OT 2:30 · MIA 120-119 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:12 · MIA 22-26 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 1:41 · MIA 79-93 ORL
- Lead
Franz Wagner hit a 1-foot two point shot
OT 4:32 · MIA 108-110 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 1:33 · MIA 106-106 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero offensive foul
OT 1:22 · MIA 112-116 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass
OT 0:03 · MIA 116-116 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 32 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
