⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 31
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 7:30 · ORL 17-10 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 1:08 · ORL 87-67 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
