⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 9:48 · BKN 53-64 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:06 · BKN 5-13 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 2:44 · BKN 17-34 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 4:09 · BKN 61-79 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 16 | Assists | 32 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
