⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 26- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 9:52 · DEN 94-79 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 0:40 · DEN 82-71 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Stacey Augmon flagrant foul type 1 (Reggie Evans draws the foul)
Q3 0:40 · DEN 82-71 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
