⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:40 · ORL 13-0 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:30 · ORL 79-71 OKC
- Winner
Hedo Turkoglu hit a 22-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · ORL 88-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)
Q4 1:06 · ORL 86-85 OKC
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson turnover
Q4 1:06 · ORL 86-85 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:23 · ORL 86-85 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 8:44 · ORL 47-59 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 2:40 · ORL 86-87 OKC
- Go-ahead
Rashard Lewis hit a layup, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:05 · ORL 86-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis traveling
Q4 4:48 · ORL 82-75 OKC
📊The numbers
| ORL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
