⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 33-10 off them- Lost the glass, 27 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:30 · ORL 38-26 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 10:30 · ORL 76-62 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Darrell Armstrong Double Technical Foul. Tim Hardaway gains possession.
Q3 9:00 · ORL 74-62 DEN
- Technical
Monty Williams Double Technical Foul. Tim Hardaway gains possession.
Q3 7:20 · ORL 81-65 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:54 · ORL 81-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Menk Bateer missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:30 · ORL 103-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
