⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 8:41 · ORL 43-32 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 2:41 · ORL 67-56 IND
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Danny Granger
Q4 0:15 · ORL 95-87 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · ORL 93-85 IND
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · ORL 93-87 IND
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · ORL 94-87 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 4:22 · ORL 19-15 IND
- Turnover
Danny Granger bad pass
Q4 0:15 · ORL 95-87 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
