⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 14-0 off them- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 3
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:32 · SA 38-34 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:56 · SA 71-70 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:48 · SA 107-95 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:48 · SA 15-23 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 3:28 · SA 53-59 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
