⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
- Went cold from three, two of sixteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew DeClercq Offensive Foul
Q4 4:09 · ORL 79-84 BKN
- Turnover
Andrew DeClercq Foul
Q4 4:09 · ORL 79-84 BKN
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Traveling
Q4 1:07 · ORL 81-86 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:45 · ORL 46-54 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 3:12 · ORL 59-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Offensive Foul
Q4 4:15 · ORL 79-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · ORL 81-86 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · ORL 83-88 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
