⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 10
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:30 · ORL 22-11 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill Offensive Foul. Hill's 3rd Personal Foul, Orlando's 6th Team Foul.
Q4 1:13 · ORL 89-83 MEM
- Turnover
Grant Hill Foul
Q4 1:13 · ORL 89-83 MEM
- Missed FT
Hidayet Turkoglu missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · ORL 93-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:47 · ORL 83-77 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q1 6:05 · ORL 12-8 MEM
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Bad Pass
Q4 3:56 · ORL 85-79 MEM
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:09 · ORL 93-89 MEM
📊The numbers
| ORL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
