⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 9:15 · ORL 60-59 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasho Nesterovic.
Q4 4:41 · ORL 88-95 SA
- Missed FT
Gordan Giricek missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:56 · ORL 90-97 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 9:40 · ORL 25-41 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
