⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
-2Q123-25
+7Q228-22
+8Q334-25
-3Q420-21
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 19-6 off them
Key battles
19Points off turnovers6
11Blocks4
7Turnovers14
5Threes made2
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
