⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 37 rebounds to 26
- Made three threes to their ten
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 stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 0:47 · ORL 86-67 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · ORL 94-86 GS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:36 · ORL 95-89 GS
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · ORL 98-92 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:31 · ORL 93-86 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · ORL 98-91 GS
📊The numbers
| ORL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
