⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their ten- A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q2 5:50 · ORL 47-44 IND
- Winner
Vince Carter hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · ORL 97-96 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 4:03 · ORL 106-96 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard double technical foul
Q3 7:18 · ORL 64-64 IND
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 3:14 · ORL 96-96 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:04 · ORL 106-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:02 · ORL 2-12 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 0:47 · ORL 17-34 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:13 · ORL 94-96 IND
- Turnover
T.J. Ford double dribble
Q4 3:08 · ORL 96-96 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
