⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 20-7 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter lost ball
Q4 1:39 · ORL 90-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · ORL 94-92 LAL
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · ORL 95-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:27 · ORL 74-72 LAL
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 1:39 · ORL 90-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Pau Gasol flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Howard draws the foul)
Q4 6:33 · ORL 81-74 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
