⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 3:06 · ORL 29-18 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 9:25 · ORL 44-24 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 38
Q3 10:45 · ORL 77-39 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:15 · ORL 53-33 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q3 4:41 · ORL 87-57 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q2 2:15 · ORL 53-33 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q3 8:04 · ORL 77-41 ATL
📊The numbers
| ORL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
