⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of thirteen from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eleven
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:22 · DEN 30-27 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney White missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:52 · DEN 70-72 ORL
- Missed FT
Rodney White missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:52 · DEN 70-72 ORL
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Kemp.
Q4 1:00 · DEN 74-81 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:53 · DEN 18-23 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:29 · DEN 65-70 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Nene Hilario.
Q4 3:45 · DEN 72-75 ORL
- Turnover
Pat Garrity Offensive Foul
Q4 1:07 · DEN 74-81 ORL
- Turnover
Pat Garrity Foul
Q4 1:07 · DEN 74-81 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
