⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 14-5 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:53 · MIL 9-6 ORL
- Ties it
Brandon Jennings hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:40 · MIL 95-95 ORL
- Ties it
Ersan Ilyasova hit a layup
Q4 2:01 · MIL 97-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · MIL 97-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 1:54 · MIL 72-75 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 7:30 · MIL 81-91 ORL
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a 11-foot jumper, Jason Williams with the assist
Q4 0:44 · MIL 98-100 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter offensive foul (Charlie Bell draws the foul)
Q4 4:46 · MIL 83-91 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · MIL 87-92 ORL
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:44 · MIL 97-98 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
