⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 34 points inside to 18
- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 28 turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-16 off them
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 6:54 · ORL 20-9 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 1:15 · ORL 30-14 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 3:05 · ORL 53-29 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q1 3:24 · ORL 18-9 IND
- Missed FT
Earl Clark misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 8:18 · ORL 76-59 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 10:44 · ORL 33-26 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 5:39 · ORL 62-49 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Solomon Jones flagrant foul type 1 (Jameer Nelson draws the foul)
Q1 3:24 · ORL 17-9 IND
- Missed FT
James Posey misses technical free throw
Q4 10:57 · ORL 71-58 IND
- Flagrant
James Posey flagrant foul type 1 (Earl Clark draws the foul)
Q4 8:18 · ORL 76-59 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
