⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:41 · ORL 33-28 PHX
- Steal
Steve Francis stole it from Eddie House
Q4 0:19 · ORL 107-100 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:37 · ORL 109-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu lost ball
Q4 3:47 · ORL 102-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · ORL 102-100 PHX
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 0:21 · ORL 107-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Eddie House stole it from Hedo Turkoglu
Q4 0:21 · ORL 107-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q1 7:03 · ORL 10-8 PHX
- Turnover
Eddie House lost ball
Q4 0:19 · ORL 107-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
