⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:33 · IND 21-11 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 5:07 · IND 39-41 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:47 · IND 54-60 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Anderson misses technical free throw
Q1 6:11 · IND 16-11 ORL
📊The numbers
| IND | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 8 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
