⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-9 off them
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 4:16 · ORL 47-34 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keyon Dooling bad pass
Q4 2:21 · ORL 79-83 SAC
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 2:06 · ORL 79-85 SAC
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)
Q4 1:17 · ORL 79-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:28 · ORL 62-60 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:28 · ORL 64-69 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 2:47 · ORL 79-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q1 4:11 · ORL 17-15 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin offensive foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · ORL 74-80 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 4:56 · ORL 74-80 SAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 42 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
