⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+5Q122-15
-4Q226-29
+9Q325-16
-6Q417-22
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their seven- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their nineteen
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their fourteen
Key battles
29Free throws made5
12Blocks2
9Steals21
14Offensive rebounds21
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 21 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
