⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:23 · ORL 39-27 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy McGrady Technical Foul
Q2 1:09 · ORL 47-35 WSH
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Lost Ball. Stolen by Christian Laettner.
Q4 0:20 · ORL 81-77 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:50 · ORL 61-53 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:36 · ORL 64-61 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse Bad Pass
Q4 4:05 · ORL 75-69 WSH
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · ORL 81-76 WSH
- Turnover
Tyronn Lue Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 0:16 · ORL 81-77 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
