⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 11:25 · MIN 49-61 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:45 · MIN 4-13 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
