⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 21-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 7:22 · WSH 64-49 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses technical free throw
Q3 5:54 · WSH 64-49 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:29 · WSH 66-62 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:54 · WSH 64-49 ORL
- Technical
DeShawn Stevenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:01 · WSH 85-68 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
