⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Dwight Howard stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 0:17 · ORL 82-80 DEN
- Winner
Jameer Nelson hit a three jumper
Q4 0:00 · ORL 85-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · ORL 82-80 DEN
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · ORL 82-80 DEN
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · ORL 82-80 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Ties it
Danilo Gallinari hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · ORL 82-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler step out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:44 · ORL 80-75 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · ORL 81-78 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 0:17 · ORL 82-80 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
