⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 27 from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:15 · ORL 15-6 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu double technical foul
Q2 5:43 · ORL 40-39 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q2 5:52 · ORL 40-52 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
