⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 25-9 off them
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 24
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:40 · MIA 55-67 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyler Herro flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:25 · MIA 43-56 ORL
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:36 · MIA 113-117 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:42 · MIA 5-14 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q2 6:45 · MIA 43-65 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan da Silva out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · MIA 113-117 ORL
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIA 113-117 ORL
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIA 113-117 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
