⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 9:17 · ORL 36-32 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 5:31 · ORL 80-79 BOS
- Winner
Gordan Giricek made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 0:33 · ORL 87-86 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 4:35 · ORL 17-20 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 9:26 · ORL 49-54 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 10:26 · ORL 66-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Delk missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:45 · ORL 17-11 BOS
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Jacque Vaughn.
Q4 4:01 · ORL 78-79 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Pat Garrity.
Q4 0:51 · ORL 84-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
