⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 23 from three- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- Winner
Joe Johnson hit a 8-foot running jumper
Q4 0:55 · ATL 84-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:36 · ATL 82-78 ORL
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · ATL 84-82 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 11:15 · ATL 29-34 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:47 · ATL 82-82 ORL
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a driving layup
Q4 1:10 · ATL 82-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · ATL 82-78 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:23 · ATL 82-78 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
