⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 9
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 6:50 · ORL 22-8 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q1 1:50 · ORL 38-17 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:29 · ORL 68-52 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:18 · ORL 96-88 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
