⏱️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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:18 · ORL 14-7 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 10:42 · ORL 36-18 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:36 · ORL 50-46 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:29 · ORL 75-68 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
