⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:16 · ORL 24-19 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pat Garrity misses technical free throw
Q2 6:07 · ORL 34-29 DEN
- Flagrant
DeShawn Stevenson flagrant foul type 1 (Marcus Camby draws the foul)
Q2 0:50 · ORL 46-39 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
