⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Ben Wallace stole it from Dwight Howard
Q4 0:40 · CHI 84-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:38 · CHI 82-82 ORL
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 1:31 · CHI 82-87 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Winner
Dwight Howard hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · CHI 82-83 ORL
- Steal
Dwight Howard stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 1:31 · CHI 82-87 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:05 · CHI 82-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 4:03 · CHI 80-80 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 3:38 · CHI 80-80 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 3:38 · CHI 80-80 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
