⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 22
- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 6:09 · PHX 82-98 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mickael Pietrus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:43 · PHX 24-32 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 7:46 · PHX 36-49 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 3:28 · PHX 65-90 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 4:18 · PHX 82-106 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q1 1:43 · PHX 24-32 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
