⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, five free throws to their nineteen
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 6:28 · ORL 82-97 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:44 · ORL 96-106 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 9:23 · ORL 33-48 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
