⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:54 · ORL 20-8 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:03 · ORL 82-66 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:38 · ORL 48-37 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:03 · ORL 74-66 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
