⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 1 down to 18 up in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:28 · BKN 27-33 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:46 · BKN 54-61 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 7:50 · BKN 71-69 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 1 down to 18 up
Q3 0:01 · BKN 89-107 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 10:27 · BKN 54-61 ORL
- Technical
Pat Garrity Technical Foul
Q3 10:27 · BKN 54-61 ORL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
