⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, three of eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 7:30 · WSH 12-14 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:45 · WSH 2-12 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 11:40 · WSH 26-38 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 5:46 · WSH 38-54 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
