⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 22-10 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:00 · ATL 32-28 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jason Terry Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 9:03 · ATL 69-81 ORL
- Turnover
Toni Kukoc Lost Ball. Stolen by Pat Garrity.
Q4 1:54 · ATL 88-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · ATL 89-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:20 · ATL 35-41 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 9:30 · ATL 51-63 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monty Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:49 · ATL 88-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Monty Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:49 · ATL 88-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · ATL 91-96 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
