⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-3Q128-33
0Q219-18
+11Q327-15
-12Q422-34
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
Key battles
32%Three-point accuracy57%
11Blocks5
20Offensive rebounds13
18Assists24
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
