⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten
- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 27
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
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:55 · ORL 90-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Darrell Armstrong Technical Foul
Q2 9:33 · ORL 30-34 DAL
- Technical
Tracy McGrady Technical Foul
Q2 4:03 · ORL 39-44 DAL
- Turnover
Gordan Giricek Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 2:31 · ORL 88-87 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 10:15 · ORL 30-40 DAL
- Go-ahead
Steve Nash made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Q4 2:14 · ORL 88-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 3:26 · ORL 86-87 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Bad Pass. Stolen by Gordan Giricek.
Q4 2:58 · ORL 88-87 DAL
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:31 · ORL 90-89 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
