⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 24-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 11:38 · ORL 29-21 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:18 · ORL 39-36 BKN
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 6:13 · ORL 49-56 BKN
- Technical
Steve Francis Double Technical Foul. Nenad Krstic gains possession.
Q4 4:07 · ORL 76-91 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:09 · ORL 36-36 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 5:00 · ORL 51-69 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 2:10 · ORL 53-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:13 · ORL 49-56 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
