⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- They went cold, five of 22 from three
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:31 · CHI 54-57 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:56 · CHI 84-84 ORL
- Lead
Carlos Boozer hit a 16-foot jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 2:55 · CHI 91-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · CHI 92-96 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:48 · CHI 0-8 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:07 · CHI 14-31 ORL
- Winner
Ryan Anderson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jameer Nelson with the assist
Q4 1:27 · CHI 91-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 4:18 · CHI 88-89 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard traveling
Q4 3:09 · CHI 89-89 ORL
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CHI 92-96 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
