⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 2:25 · GS 33-40 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 3:20 · GS 114-117 ORL
- Turnover
Stephen Curry traveling
Q4 3:11 · GS 114-119 ORL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis traveling
Q4 2:14 · GS 114-119 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 6:11 · GS 15-30 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q4 5:07 · GS 114-124 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
