⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-10 off them- A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
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 7-point lead to 15
Q3 11:15 · ORL 57-42 TOR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27
Q3 8:57 · ORL 71-44 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew DeClercq Double Technical Foul. Morris Peterson gains possession.
Q1 9:04 · ORL 7-3 TOR
- Turnover
Jacque Vaughn Lost Ball. Stolen by Rafer Alston.
Q4 0:44 · ORL 88-81 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 3:33 · ORL 88-81 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
