⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 15 rebounds to 27
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 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:07 · WSH 24-19 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:03 · WSH 52-53 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas lost ball
Q4 3:13 · WSH 75-81 ORL
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · WSH 78-86 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
