⏱️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 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 better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 28-3 off them
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
- Winner
Dwight Howard hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · ORL 76-75 BOS
- Steal
Rashard Lewis stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 1:23 · ORL 81-75 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 2:47 · ORL 83-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 3:21 · ORL 75-75 BOS
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · ORL 76-75 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:15 · ORL 83-75 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:03 · ORL 22-31 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 10:48 · ORL 45-55 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · ORL 76-75 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · ORL 76-75 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:23 · ORL 81-75 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
