⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 25-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 4:52 · LAL 23-11 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 9:15 · LAL 69-68 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton bad pass
Q4 4:07 · LAL 93-94 ORL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 2:33 · LAL 93-94 ORL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 1:47 · LAL 93-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 7:20 · LAL 41-43 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:12 · LAL 80-85 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 4:22 · LAL 93-100 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis traveling
Q4 4:03 · LAL 93-94 ORL
- Turnover
Keith Bogans traveling
Q4 3:17 · LAL 93-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
