⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25
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
- Winner
Dwight Howard hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · ORL 102-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 1:25 · ORL 101-98 LAL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 0:22 · ORL 104-103 LAL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson turnover
Q4 0:22 · ORL 104-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 11:30 · ORL 24-33 LAL
- Steal
Vladimir Radmanovic stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 1:25 · ORL 101-98 LAL
- Ties it
Derek Fisher hit a 26-foot three jumper, Vladimir Radmanovic with the assist
Q4 1:23 · ORL 101-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:41 · ORL 12-12 LAL
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:35 · ORL 34-42 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 3:45 · ORL 96-96 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
