⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 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
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
- A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21 in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 21
Q1 0:59 · ORL 39-18 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:24 · ORL 76-64 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · ORL 100-94 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:37 · ORL 13-14 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
