⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 9 rebounds to 21
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
Rashard Lewis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:40 · ORL 49-50 SA
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis offensive foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · ORL 87-92 SA
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis turnover
Q4 3:49 · ORL 87-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 3:29 · ORL 49-55 SA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q3 6:03 · ORL 69-76 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
