⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:20 · ORL 16-11 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:05 · ORL 98-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · ORL 104-102 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · ORL 98-97 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter turnover
Q4 2:21 · ORL 104-100 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
