⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
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
- Lead
Hedo Turkoglu hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:11 · ORL 85-82 LAL
- Lead
Rashard Lewis hit a 24-foot three jumper, Hedo Turkoglu with the assist
OT 4:33 · ORL 90-87 LAL
- Ties it
Dwight Howard hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:27 · ORL 91-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · ORL 87-84 LAL
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
OT 3:08 · ORL 90-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:27 · ORL 90-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:02 · ORL 54-55 LAL
- Winner
Derek Fisher hit a 27-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 0:31 · ORL 91-94 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 0:31 · ORL 91-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:47 · ORL 18-15 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:03 · ORL 91-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
