⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38
- A 20-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 36 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:03 · ORL 8-2 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q1 9:03 · ORL 22-4 ATL
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 36
Q1 2:08 · ORL 54-18 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q2 11:11 · ORL 43-18 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 50-point deficit to 41
Q3 2:28 · ORL 101-60 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 45-point deficit to 37
Q4 4:35 · ORL 119-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:11 · ORL 43-18 ATL
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:30 · ORL 48-18 ATL
- Flagrant
Solomon Jones flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Howard draws the foul)
Q3 2:46 · ORL 99-51 ATL
📊The numbers
| ORL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
