⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of nineteen from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 21-8 off them
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Rasheed Wallace hit a 8-foot jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 2:54 · BOS 78-78 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:24 · BOS 48-55 ORL
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 0:47 · BOS 78-82 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:52 · BOS 6-17 ORL
- Winner
Vince Carter hit a two point shot
Q4 2:32 · BOS 78-80 ORL
- Steal
Jason Williams stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 0:47 · BOS 78-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 4:58 · BOS 74-75 ORL
- Missed FT
Jason Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BOS 78-82 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
