⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 32- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 9:07 · ORL 14-6 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 4:13 · ORL 30-18 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:14 · ORL 91-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:38 · ORL 95-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:38 · ORL 95-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Vin Baker Technical Foul
Q2 6:05 · ORL 48-36 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Traveling
Q4 3:00 · ORL 92-89 BOS
- Turnover
Eric Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 0:02 · ORL 101-95 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
