⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 21
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 4:39 · ORL 29-16 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pat Garrity bad pass
Q4 4:37 · ORL 86-81 BOS
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 1:25 · ORL 94-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · ORL 98-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:23 · ORL 4-9 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:33 · ORL 39-33 BOS
- Steal
Delonte West stole it from Hedo Turkoglu
Q4 1:25 · ORL 94-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · ORL 86-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
