⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+9Q134-22
-2Q229-30
-6Q325-30
-4Q422-25
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 24-16 off them- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to seven
- Went cold from three, two of fourteen
Key battles
13Steals4
16Offensive rebounds7
14%Three-point accuracy27%
24Points off turnovers16
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
