⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 25- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 29-12 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 5:35 · ORL 24-7 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q3 6:05 · ORL 79-46 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Mickael Pietrus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:13 · ORL 110-75 WSH
- Technical
Jason Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:58 · ORL 112-79 WSH
- Technical
Jason Williams technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:58 · ORL 112-79 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lester Hudson misses technical free throw
Q4 2:13 · ORL 110-75 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
