⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 31-15 off them
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:07 · BKN 17-19 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:04 · BKN 99-91 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
