⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 17-4 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 23
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:14 · ORL 41-40 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:44 · ORL 56-55 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu double technical foul
Q2 0:35 · ORL 51-55 POR
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 0:26 · ORL 95-101 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 0:29 · ORL 73-83 POR
- Steal
Travis Outlaw stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 0:26 · ORL 95-101 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses technical free throw
Q3 9:15 · ORL 61-59 POR
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · ORL 95-100 POR
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · ORL 99-106 POR
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
