⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- They went cold, two of fourteen from three
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 31
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 11:30 · ORL 79-93 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:50 · ORL 92-97 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:25 · ORL 104-107 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 6:13 · ORL 51-72 WSH
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 6:13 · ORL 51-72 WSH
- Flagrant
Brandon Hunter Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 2nd Personal Foul.
Q3 2:41 · ORL 62-81 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:54 · ORL 16-21 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 9:48 · ORL 27-43 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 9:10 · ORL 49-68 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · ORL 102-107 WSH
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · ORL 102-107 WSH
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · ORL 104-110 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
