⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, eight offensive rebounds to their one
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 7:39 · ORL 32-30 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 0:25 · ORL 55-38 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:37 · ORL 4-15 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:37 · ORL 22-30 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
