⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 27
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 1:00 · ORL 29-25 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:24 · ORL 46-33 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 3:30 · ORL 76-61 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:00 · ORL 15-21 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
