⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 25 from three- A 19-0 run took them from 11 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:09 · ORL 25-21 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 1:51 · ORL 35-23 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Williams double technical foul
Q2 6:07 · ORL 39-30 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · ORL 78-81 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:44 · ORL 78-83 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 11 down to 8 up
Q3 1:34 · ORL 69-77 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 3:59 · ORL 78-83 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
