⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:21 · WSH 14-10 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:46 · WSH 49-52 ORL
- Steal
Caron Butler stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 0:05 · WSH 104-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Antawn Jamison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:48 · WSH 2-2 ORL
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · WSH 90-86 ORL
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison lost ball
Q4 0:09 · WSH 104-97 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:00 · WSH 2-8 ORL
- Steal
Jameer Nelson stole it from Antawn Jamison
Q4 0:09 · WSH 104-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:06 · WSH 96-91 ORL
- Missed FT
Mickael Pietrus misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · WSH 104-96 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:05 · WSH 104-97 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
