⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 25- They shot well above their usual, eight of thirteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Antawn Jamison hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · WSH 108-108 ORL
- Winner
Caron Butler hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:44 · WSH 110-108 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison offensive foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q4 2:02 · WSH 107-108 ORL
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison turnover
Q4 2:02 · WSH 107-108 ORL
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · WSH 108-108 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 0:57 · WSH 85-86 ORL
- Go-ahead
Jameer Nelson hit a driving layup
Q4 2:24 · WSH 107-108 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo misses technical free throw
Q2 8:38 · WSH 34-40 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Brendan Haywood draws the foul)
Q4 3:27 · WSH 107-104 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 3:27 · WSH 107-104 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
