⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 0
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:32 · LAL 72-71 ORL
- Go-ahead
Derek Fisher hit a 25-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
Q4 2:18 · LAL 96-95 ORL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a driving layup
Q4 1:39 · LAL 98-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · LAL 93-95 ORL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:07 · LAL 100-100 ORL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · LAL 101-100 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jameer Nelson hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:25 · LAL 98-100 ORL
- Winner
Jameer Nelson hit a 28-foot three jumper, Rashard Lewis with the assist
Q4 0:35 · LAL 103-104 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 0:35 · LAL 103-109 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q4 1:51 · LAL 96-95 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard bad pass
Q4 1:13 · LAL 98-100 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · LAL 101-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
