⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:41 · ORL 62-77 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 8:03 · ORL 32-48 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 7:30 · ORL 78-106 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 34 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |








