⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:25 · BKN 21-17 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 6:26 · BKN 47-30 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:37 · BKN 95-82 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:31 · BKN 81-74 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
