⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eleven- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:22 · ORL 45-54 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:09 · ORL 73-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Lost Ball. Stolen by Joe Johnson.
Q4 1:20 · ORL 102-95 PHX
- Turnover
Gordan Giricek Bad Pass. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 0:26 · ORL 102-98 PHX
- Missed FT
Gordan Giricek missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · ORL 102-98 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 6:31 · ORL 10-28 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Marion Technical Foul
Q2 6:50 · ORL 31-49 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Juwan Howard.
Q4 2:10 · ORL 100-95 PHX
- Technical
Shawn Marion Technical Foul
Q4 0:12 · ORL 102-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
