⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 26- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 7:07 · ORL 19-7 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 6:31 · ORL 73-56 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 5:01 · ORL 44-37 OKC
- Technical
Gilbert Arenas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:37 · ORL 85-75 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:20 · ORL 78-70 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q2 6:28 · ORL 42-37 OKC
📊The numbers
| ORL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
