⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 12-4 off them
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their sixteen
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
- Ties it
Anthony Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · IND 88-88 ORL
- Go-ahead
Ron Artest made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Anthony Johnson.
Q4 2:08 · IND 90-89 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- Lead
Juwan Howard made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · IND 88-89 ORL
- Winner
Rod Strickland made 15 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:14 · IND 90-91 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 2:50 · IND 86-88 ORL
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · IND 88-89 ORL
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass
Q4 1:52 · IND 90-89 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
