⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 19-6 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:44 · ORL 9-0 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q3 10:44 · ORL 69-42 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q4 1:31 · ORL 103-85 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 12 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
