⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 12 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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their eighteen- Made six threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, six of twenty
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:47 · ORL 70-75 BOS
- Ties it
J.J. Redick hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:41 · ORL 94-94 BOS
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a driving layup
Q4 0:01 · ORL 96-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 3:35 · ORL 87-85 BOS
- Turnover
J.J. Redick bad pass
Q4 1:27 · ORL 91-89 BOS
- Turnover
Vince Carter lost ball
Q4 1:04 · ORL 91-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Rajon Rondo hit a layup, Kevin Garnett with the assist
Q4 2:36 · ORL 89-89 BOS
- Go-ahead
Paul Pierce hit a 26-foot three jumper, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 1:21 · ORL 91-92 BOS
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 1:04 · ORL 91-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:21 · ORL 15-22 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 8 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
