⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 28-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 0:26 · ORL 69-52 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:11 · ORL 71-56 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 0:55 · ORL 96-78 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
