⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 29- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 25
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:56 · ORL 39-37 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 6:52 · ORL 48-39 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 11:49 · ORL 81-71 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:16 · ORL 56-55 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
