⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 28
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 1:39 · IND 43-34 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:00 · IND 101-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Diener bad pass
Q4 0:42 · IND 107-114 ORL
- Turnover
Troy Murphy traveling
Q4 0:11 · IND 113-119 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:44 · IND 43-42 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:16 · IND 51-55 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:28 · IND 75-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis traveling
Q4 2:45 · IND 105-110 ORL
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo offensive foul (Mike Dunleavy draws the foul)
Q4 0:17 · IND 113-119 ORL
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo turnover
Q4 0:17 · IND 113-119 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
