⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:53 · BOS 79-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 1:47 · BOS 77-82 ORL
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury bad pass
Q4 0:11 · BOS 79-86 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 1:31 · BOS 15-29 ORL
- Steal
Courtney Lee stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 1:47 · BOS 77-82 ORL
- Steal
Courtney Lee stole it from Stephon Marbury
Q4 0:11 · BOS 79-86 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
