โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
โฒ ORL better than we expected
โผ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 1:10 ยท ORL 37-29 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:08 ยท ORL 86-85 ATL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 ยท ORL 86-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:06 ยท ORL 86-87 ATL

Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:19 ยท ORL 24-29 ATL
- Winner
Joe Johnson hit a 6-foot jumper
Q4 2:24 ยท ORL 86-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Lorenzen Wright defensive goaltending
Q4 3:48 ยท ORL 85-85 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson traveling
Q4 2:49 ยท ORL 86-85 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Childress turnover
Q4 0:24 ยท ORL 88-91 ATL
๐The numbers
| ORL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |








