⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+2Q122-21
-5Q218-23
+4Q327-22
+2Q423-21
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 26-10 off them
Key battles
26Points off turnovers10
17Fast break points8
18%Three-point accuracy31%
14Free throws made23
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 12 |
