⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:41 · MIN 35-38 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 0:32 · MIN 60-53 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 9:45 · MIN 61-69 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 6:54 · MIN 87-102 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 3:00 · MIN 92-114 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
