⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of nine from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 31-18 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 9:06 · ATL 61-47 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 6:54 · ATL 89-69 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · ATL 89-81 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:38 · ATL 89-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 0:00 · ATL 28-21 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
