⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 3:42 · WSH 65-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · WSH 81-76 ORL
- Turnover
Jarvis Hayes Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:56 · WSH 83-79 ORL
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · WSH 83-79 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:56 · WSH 83-79 ORL
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:56 · WSH 83-79 ORL
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:56 · WSH 83-79 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
