⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of fifteen from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:56 · ORL 11-2 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q2 11:11 · ORL 38-13 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Keith Bogans Technical Foul
Q3 10:03 · ORL 52-28 WSH
- Missed FT
Keith Bogans missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 10:03 · ORL 52-29 WSH
- Missed FT
Keith Bogans missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 10:03 · ORL 52-29 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gilbert Arenas Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 10:03 · ORL 52-28 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
