⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 17-2 off them
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |








