โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ ORL better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 13
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:33 ยท ORL 17-10 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 5:11 ยท ORL 61-42 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 6:39 ยท ORL 114-85 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:54 ยท ORL 49-39 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:43 ยท ORL 19-24 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:16 ยท ORL 120-106 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses technical free throw
Q3 4:47 ยท ORL 90-62 PHI
๐The numbers
| ORL | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
