Magic 97-83 Heat (18 Mar, 2007) Play-by-Play

Orlando Magic

31-37, 11-23 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	28	27	21	21	97
MIA	16	21	22	24	83

Miami Heat

36-30, 23-11 home

Udonis Haslem makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Williams assists)
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Eddie Jones assists)
Jason Williams misses three point jumper
Eddie Jones makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Williams assists)
Jason Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Eddie Jones's layup
Shaquille O'Neal misses 5-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup
Jason Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Eddie Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses layup
Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 9-foot running jumper
Jason Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Antoine Walker assists)
Jason Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Dorell Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Williams assists)
Antoine Walker misses layup
Jason Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker makes 6-foot jumper
Antoine Walker makes 9-foot two point shot
Shaquille O'Neal misses 4-foot jumper
Darko Milicic blocks Antoine Walker's layup
Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Antoine Walker assists)
Dorell Wright makes two point shot
Chris Quinn misses 17-foot jumper
James Posey makes dunk (Chris Quinn assists)
Dorell Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Quinn assists)
Jason Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dorell Wright misses 8-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes dunk (Udonis Haslem assists)
Udonis Haslem misses 17-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie Jones misses 65-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Williams assists)
Jason Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Jason Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 14-foot jumper
Shaquille O'Neal makes 7-foot two point shot (Jason Williams assists)
Eddie Jones makes 16-foot two point shot
Michael Doleac misses 18-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dorell Wright misses 6-foot hook shot
Jason Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shaquille O'Neal misses 6-foot two point shot
Michael Doleac misses jumper
Alonzo Mourning makes 6-foot two point shot (Michael Doleac assists)
Dorell Wright makes two point shot
Jason Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Mourning makes layup (Jason Williams assists)
Jason Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses layup
Alonzo Mourning misses 4-foot hook shot
James Posey makes tip shot
Shaquille O'Neal makes driving layup
Alonzo Mourning makes 6-foot two point shot (Dorell Wright assists)
Chris Quinn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic blocks Dorell Wright's 5-foot jumper
James Posey makes three point jumper (Chris Quinn assists)
James Posey makes driving dunk
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu blocks Dorell Wright's jumper
Chris Quinn makes 6-foot running jumper
Earl Barron misses jumper
Chris Quinn makes two point shot
Dorell Wright makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Quinn assists)
Dorell Wright misses jumper
Dorell Wright misses 19-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu makes 15-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Battie misses 17-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 18-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 23-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson makes jumper
Hedo Turkoglu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Hedo Turkoglu makes layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses jumper
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses three point jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 5-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper
Tony Battie makes 14-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Grant Hill misses three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes two point shot
Dorell Wright blocks Keyon Dooling's jumper
Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic makes layup (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
J.J. Redick misses 16-foot jumper
J.J. Redick makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes 19-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 6-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 8-foot jumper
J.J. Redick misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic makes tip shot
Darko Milicic misses 14-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes running jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 9-foot jumper
Dorell Wright blocks J.J. Redick's 18-foot jumper
Tony Battie misses 18-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 18-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Battie misses jumper
Jameer Nelson makes 16-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 8-foot jumper
Bo Outlaw makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson misses jumper
Dwight Howard makes 9-foot jumper
Tony Battie makes 18-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Grant Hill misses 19-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes 5-foot hook shot
Grant Hill misses 19-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie makes 17-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Tony Battie makes jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot two point shot
Hedo Turkoglu makes 14-foot two point shot
Tony Battie misses 9-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 19-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 18-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes tip shot
J.J. Redick makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Keyon Dooling makes 9-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 17-foot jumper
J.J. Redick misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 17-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling makes two point shot (J.J. Redick assists)
Darko Milicic makes layup (Keyon Dooling assists)
J.J. Redick makes layup (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 17-foot jumper
J.J. Redick makes 19-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Darko Milicic misses layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 19-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 20-foot jumper

MAGIC

HEAT

TIME		ORL	MIA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dwight Howard vs. Shaquille O'Neal (Udonis Haslem gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Udonis Haslem makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Williams assists)	0	2
11:23	Hedo Turkoglu makes 15-foot jumper	2	2
11:03	James Posey traveling	2	2
10:49	Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper	2	2
10:48	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	2	2
10:40	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Eddie Jones assists)	2	4
10:30	Tony Battie misses 17-foot jumper	2	4
10:29	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	2	4
10:21	Jason Williams misses three point jumper	2	4
10:18	Tony Battie defensive rebound	2	4
10:07	Shaquille O'Neal illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	2	4
10:07	Jameer Nelson makes technical free throw	3	4
9:59	Grant Hill misses 18-foot jumper	3	4
9:56	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	3	4
9:40	Jameer Nelson shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)	3	4
9:40	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2	3	5
9:40	Shaquille O'Neal makes free throw 2 of 2	3	6
9:22	Udonis Haslem personal foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	3	6
9:08	Hedo Turkoglu misses 23-foot jumper	3	6
9:07	Jameer Nelson offensive rebound	3	6
9:00	Jameer Nelson makes jumper	5	6
8:37	Eddie Jones makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Williams assists)	5	8
8:32	Hedo Turkoglu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)	8	8
8:15	Jason Williams makes 17-foot jumper	8	10
8:00	Dwight Howard makes two point shot	10	10
7:43	Dwight Howard blocks Eddie Jones's layup	10	10
7:41	Jason Williams offensive rebound	10	10
7:37	Jason Williams bad pass (Hedo Turkoglu steals)	10	10
7:31	Hedo Turkoglu makes layup	12	10
7:03	shot clock violation	12	10
6:45	Udonis Haslem personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	12	10
6:45	Antoine Walker enters the game for Udonis Haslem	12	10
6:35	Hedo Turkoglu misses jumper	12	10
6:35	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound	12	10
6:26	Shaquille O'Neal misses 5-foot two point shot	12	10
6:24	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	12	10
6:18	Jameer Nelson makes driving layup	14	10
6:07	Miami full timeout	14	10
5:54	Shaquille O'Neal makes layup	14	12
5:30	Hedo Turkoglu misses three point jumper	14	12
5:28	Hedo Turkoglu offensive rebound	14	12
5:11	Dwight Howard offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)	14	12
5:11	Dwight Howard turnover	14	12
5:01	Jason Williams misses 18-foot jumper	14	12
5:00	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	14	12
4:50	Jameer Nelson misses 5-foot jumper	14	12
4:48	James Posey defensive rebound	14	12
4:41	Eddie Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	12
4:39	Tony Battie defensive rebound	14	12
4:22	Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper	16	12
3:58	Shaquille O'Neal misses layup	16	12
3:57	Hedo Turkoglu defensive rebound	16	12
3:49	Tony Battie makes 14-foot jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	18	12
3:29	Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	12
3:27	Grant Hill defensive rebound	18	12
3:24	Antoine Walker shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	18	12
3:24	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	18	12
3:24	Orlando offensive rebound	18	12
3:24	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	18	12
3:21	Antoine Walker defensive rebound	18	12
3:05	Antoine Walker misses 9-foot running jumper	18	12
3:03	Jameer Nelson defensive rebound	18	12
2:56	Hedo Turkoglu makes jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)	20	12
2:34	Jason Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Antoine Walker assists)	20	14
2:20	Grant Hill misses three point jumper	20	14
2:17	Tony Battie offensive rebound	20	14
2:15	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	22	14
1:53	Eddie Jones lost ball (Tony Battie steals)	22	14
1:47	Hedo Turkoglu makes two point shot	24	14
1:39	Miami 20 Sec. timeout	24	14
1:39	Orlando full timeout	24	14
1:39	Alonzo Mourning enters the game for James Posey	24	14
1:39	Dorell Wright enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal	24	14
1:39	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Tony Battie	24	14
1:39	Darko Milicic enters the game for Jameer Nelson	24	14
1:28	Jason Williams misses 18-foot jumper	24	14
1:25	Antoine Walker offensive rebound	24	14
1:13	Dorell Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Williams assists)	24	16
51.9	Dorell Wright blocks Keyon Dooling's jumper	24	16
49.6	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	24	16
47.6	Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot	26	16
29.9	Dorell Wright lost ball (Hedo Turkoglu steals)	26	16
28.4	Hedo Turkoglu turnover	26	16
28.4	Trevor Ariza enters the game for Dwight Howard	26	16
5.1	Antoine Walker misses layup	26	16
4.1	Miami defensive rebound	26	16
0.2	Alonzo Mourning shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	26	16
0.2	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	27	16
0.2	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	28	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	16

Regular Season Series

ORL leads 3-0

Magic
107
Heat
104

Game 1

25/11

Heat
68
Magic
97

Game 2

31/12

Magic
97
Heat
83

Game 3

18/3

Heat
68
Magic
94

Game 4

19/4

Kaseya Center

10:00 PM, 18 March 2007

Miami, FL

Attendance: 19,600

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Tim Donaghy
Leroy Richardson

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	.000	-	-
Miami	.000	-	-
Orlando	.000	-	-
Washington	.000	-	-
Charlotte	.000	-	-

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