⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 32-12 off them
- They shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:05 · DEN 12-13 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 5:39 · DEN 73-60 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:47 · DEN 92-81 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:03 · DEN 101-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:59 · DEN 48-47 ORL
- Turnover
Pat Garrity offensive foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
Q4 2:48 · DEN 101-93 ORL
- Turnover
Pat Garrity turnover
Q4 2:48 · DEN 101-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
