⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+11Q133-23
+2Q231-27
+15Q333-16
-8Q420-29
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third 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 Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 12- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
33Fast break points12
30Assists16
12Offensive rebounds21
3Blocks6
🏀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 stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q3 2:46 · ORL 97-66 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
