⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 14 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 5:22 · ORL 23-9 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 0:43 · ORL 75-53 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q4 3:19 · ORL 98-73 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 14
Q3 9:14 · ORL 61-47 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
