⏱️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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 31 rebounds to 14- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 5:16 · ORL 99-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:41 · ORL 56-57 DEN
- Technical
Maurice Evans technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q3 7:41 · ORL 70-67 DEN
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · ORL 101-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:49 · ORL 47-48 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 7:41 · ORL 56-57 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 7:41 · ORL 56-57 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 82 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
