⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu double technical foul
Q2 8:07 · ORL 20-36 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 3:15 · ORL 14-29 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 6:33 · ORL 80-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · ORL 86-93 DAL
- Turnover
Brandon Bass bad pass
Q4 1:12 · ORL 88-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
