⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 29- Went cold from three, two of eight
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 5 down to 5 up
Q3 10:08 · ORL 60-55 IND
- Steal
Jameer Nelson stole it from Darrell Armstrong
Q4 0:01 · ORL 97-90 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 1:07 · ORL 93-85 IND
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · ORL 94-88 IND
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · ORL 94-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Jermaine O'Neal stole it from Dwight Howard
Q4 1:07 · ORL 93-85 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · ORL 93-85 IND
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong lost ball
Q4 0:01 · ORL 97-90 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
