⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of fifteen from three
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 2:39 · IND 27-16 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:42 · IND 65-67 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 2:26 · IND 46-47 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 6:07 · IND 57-67 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
