⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 11:12 · WSH 29-36 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:57 · WSH 2-10 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 9:29 · WSH 72-102 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
