⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:03 · CHI 59-67 ORL

Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:23 · CHI 74-89 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |





