⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of ten from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 7:07 · ORL 47-27 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 2:19 · ORL 57-30 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q2 0:30 · ORL 65-32 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
