⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their nine- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:52 · ORL 10-2 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 5:07 · ORL 45-38 WSH
- Steal
Dwight Howard stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:27 · ORL 105-100 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · ORL 94-90 WSH
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 0:48 · ORL 101-95 WSH
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · ORL 105-100 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:51 · ORL 27-29 WSH
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 0:48 · ORL 101-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · ORL 93-85 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball
Q4 0:27 · ORL 105-100 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall step out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:13 · ORL 107-100 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
