⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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 7-point lead to 15
Q3 7:00 · ORL 74-59 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 5:09 · ORL 100-87 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 1:21 · ORL 106-97 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
