⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:09 · ORL 23-15 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 6:52 · ORL 39-28 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
Q4 3:51 · ORL 81-75 BOS
- Turnover
Rafer Alston turnover
Q4 3:51 · ORL 81-75 BOS
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 83-82 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 4:43 · ORL 81-75 BOS
- Turnover
Glen Davis bad pass
Q4 4:09 · ORL 81-75 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
