⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 36 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:35 · ORL 24-11 CHI
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 36
Q3 1:21 · ORL 89-53 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q3 7:54 · ORL 60-43 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:21 · ORL 28-25 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:54 · ORL 60-43 CHI
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
