⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 15
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:36 · BOS 41-45 ORL
- Turnover
Delonte West Lost Ball. Stolen by Dwight Howard.
Q4 1:37 · BOS 79-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson Lost Ball. Stolen by Dan Dickau.
Q4 3:25 · BOS 77-81 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard Bad Pass. Stolen by Dan Dickau.
Q4 1:34 · BOS 79-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · BOS 83-86 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
