⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:28 · DAL 31-19 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses technical free throw
Q2 3:15 · DAL 48-34 ORL
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:41 · DAL 88-102 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q4 9:12 · DAL 87-102 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
