⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 21-9 off them- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q4 10:14 · LAL 79-68 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · LAL 91-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAL 96-89 ORL
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAL 96-89 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 9:56 · LAL 56-61 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 3:33 · LAL 84-78 ORL
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:36 · LAL 94-86 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
