⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 8:57 · CHI 6-20 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 6:03 · CHI 11-30 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q1 2:57 · CHI 17-41 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
