⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-8Q118-27
+1Q226-23
-2Q321-24
+5Q425-21
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 32
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
10Steals3
24Free throws made12
6Offensive rebounds13
14%Three-point accuracy25%
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
