⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 4:20 · ORL 58-39 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · ORL 99-94 BOS
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:35 · ORL 101-99 BOS
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · ORL 103-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Ray Allen stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 0:35 · ORL 101-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie House misses technical free throw
Q4 8:37 · ORL 87-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q4 2:21 · ORL 99-94 BOS
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett 3 second
Q4 1:38 · ORL 99-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
