⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 0:57 · OKC 73-87 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q2 0:38 · OKC 42-74 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 16 |
