⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their six- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 2:18 · ORL 31-20 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q4 9:52 · ORL 79-68 BKN
- Steal
Ryan Anderson stole it from Jordan Farmar
Q4 1:00 · ORL 90-82 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · ORL 83-78 BKN
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · ORL 85-80 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar bad pass
Q4 1:00 · ORL 90-82 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
