⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 9:22 · ORL 39-51 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 5:01 · ORL 7-14 DEN
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus bad pass
Q4 0:21 · ORL 73-81 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Kenyon Martin stole it from Mickael Pietrus
Q4 0:21 · ORL 73-81 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:52 · ORL 39-54 DEN
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:03 · ORL 46-59 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · ORL 73-81 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
