⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 25- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 20-9 off them
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:10 · MIN 90-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair bad pass
Q4 1:02 · MIN 100-106 ORL
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MIN 102-108 ORL
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 0:13 · MIN 103-111 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 4:16 · MIN 45-52 ORL
- Steal
Hedo Turkoglu stole it from Sebastian Telfair
Q4 1:02 · MIN 100-106 ORL
- Steal
Carlos Arroyo stole it from Al Jefferson
Q4 0:13 · MIN 103-111 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:50 · MIN 93-98 ORL
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:12 · MIN 95-103 ORL
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 103-111 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
