⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 3
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 3:48 · ORL 31-21 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 8:59 · ORL 43-26 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 11:02 · ORL 59-49 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · ORL 93-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · ORL 93-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · ORL 94-92 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:57 · ORL 3-9 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:41 · ORL 93-92 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 1:21 · ORL 93-88 CHI
- Missed FT
Andres Nocioni misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:04 · ORL 96-93 CHI
- Missed FT
Andres Nocioni misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:04 · ORL 96-92 CHI
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
