⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eight from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 24
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 32-22 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 6:03 · ORL 25-10 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 6:47 · ORL 80-55 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses technical free throw
Q3 1:50 · ORL 84-65 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:28 · ORL 63-51 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 4:31 · ORL 80-63 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:50 · ORL 84-65 CHI
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
