⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 2:34 · POR 27-15 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:52 · POR 56-49 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 13 down to 3 up
Q2 7:33 · POR 35-38 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:21 · POR 58-62 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q1 4:07 · POR 16-10 ORL
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
