⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 1:14 · ORL 31-27 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 8:48 · ORL 41-29 DAL
- Steal
Hedo Turkoglu stole it from Dirk Nowitzki
Q4 1:38 · ORL 101-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses technical free throw
Q1 4:13 · ORL 15-18 DAL
- Technical
DeShawn Stevenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · ORL 56-44 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · ORL 101-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:59 · ORL 90-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (DeShawn Stevenson draws the foul)
Q4 3:00 · ORL 99-94 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 3:00 · ORL 99-94 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 1:38 · ORL 101-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
