⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 8:45 · ORL 78-57 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 10:02 · ORL 107-81 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:46 · ORL 47-40 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:00 · ORL 29-25 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 1:38 · ORL 92-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q2 4:46 · ORL 47-40 PHX
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
