⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:18 · ORL 8-2 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 10:33 · ORL 54-53 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:09 · ORL 66-64 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul)
Q4 4:52 · ORL 90-83 WSH
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 4:52 · ORL 90-83 WSH
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 4:22 · ORL 90-83 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
