⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 32
- They shot well above their usual, six of ten from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:31 · WSH 21-20 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:22 · WSH 62-66 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Songaila double technical foul
Q3 0:03 · WSH 75-81 ORL
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison traveling
Q4 1:27 · WSH 99-105 ORL
- Turnover
Javaris Crittenton traveling
Q4 0:58 · WSH 99-107 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:35 · WSH 25-32 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 11:00 · WSH 27-40 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 1:14 · WSH 52-66 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)
Q4 4:24 · WSH 95-99 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 4:24 · WSH 95-99 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · WSH 99-104 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
