⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 6:24 · ORL 15-9 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 11:32 · ORL 54-31 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 5:41 · ORL 83-67 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 2:12 · ORL 44-31 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:38 · ORL 69-60 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
