⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 9:56 · ORL 39-24 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q2 6:54 · ORL 55-27 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:04 · ORL 31-24 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18
Q3 10:38 · ORL 59-41 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:27 · ORL 91-72 ATL
- Flagrant
Solomon Jones flagrant foul type 1 (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q4 1:34 · ORL 97-76 ATL
📊The numbers
| ORL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
