⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:20 · ATL 82-85 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 1:00 · ATL 61-69 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:34 · ATL 78-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · ATL 80-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · ATL 80-85 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
