⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 26 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 31 free throws to their 44
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 7:13 · WSH 66-62 ORL
- Ties it
Jarvis Hayes hit a layup, Antonio Daniels with the assist
Q4 2:25 · WSH 88-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels turnover
Q4 3:42 · WSH 83-85 ORL
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · WSH 88-91 ORL
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 89-95 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 2:59 · WSH 43-57 ORL
- Winner
Carlos Arroyo hit a two point shot
Q4 2:09 · WSH 88-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu offensive foul (Jarvis Hayes draws the foul)
Q4 2:33 · WSH 86-88 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 2:33 · WSH 86-88 ORL
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · WSH 88-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
