⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:16 · ORL 45-45 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 10:53 · ORL 70-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:41 · ORL 108-103 LAL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard Bad Pass
Q4 4:09 · ORL 108-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:40 · ORL 4-15 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 1:40 · ORL 21-39 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:30 · ORL 108-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
