⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:23 · MIN 53-54 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Carter Bad Pass. Stolen by Grant Hill.
Q4 0:50 · MIN 80-84 ORL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Offensive Foul. Garnett's 3rd Personal Foul, Minnesota's 5th Team Foul.
Q4 0:13 · MIN 80-85 ORL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Foul
Q4 0:13 · MIN 80-85 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 7:20 · MIN 53-64 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · MIN 80-84 ORL
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · MIN 80-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · MIN 80-85 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
