⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:37 · ORL 23-14 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 5:31 · ORL 77-67 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:12 · ORL 57-45 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:15 · ORL 64-63 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
