⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 7:20 · ORL 21-9 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 3:00 · ORL 31-12 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q2 0:33 · ORL 65-34 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q3 11:19 · ORL 65-43 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q4 11:41 · ORL 91-69 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
