⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third 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 Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:39 · ORL 71-74 SA
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 0:05 · ORL 104-104 SA
- Winner
Dwight Howard hit a two point shot, Hedo Turkoglu with the assist
Q4 0:00 · ORL 106-104 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Keith Bogans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:08 · ORL 14-22 SA
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:38 · ORL 20-27 SA
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 4:16 · ORL 93-97 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 11:38 · ORL 20-36 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 8:18 · ORL 26-44 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 0:51 · ORL 99-103 SA
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · ORL 102-103 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ORL 106-104 SA
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
