⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- A 18-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 43 in the third quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q2 9:55 · ORL 44-27 ATL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 43
Q3 5:13 · ORL 87-44 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 12 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
