⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their seven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:50 · ATL 19-12 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:45 · ATL 45-36 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:20 · ATL 53-39 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q2 6:30 · ATL 35-34 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:52 · ATL 60-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Redick technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:30 · ATL 35-34 ORL
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:18 · ATL 60-59 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
