⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+3Q125-21
0Q226-26
-1Q326-28
-19Q416-36
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 15-2 off them
Key battles
2Points off turnovers15
7Offensive rebounds16
12Fast break points6
17Turnovers9
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
