⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:39 · ORL 64-65 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · ORL 81-88 POR
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · ORL 82-89 POR
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 0:35 · ORL 85-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 8:06 · ORL 47-60 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q1 8:59 · ORL 2-6 POR
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · ORL 81-88 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:56 · ORL 85-89 POR
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
