⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q1 0:32 · LAC 14-40 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:42 · LAC 36-57 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · LAC 83-91 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
