⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 32 from three- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:28 · ORL 39-39 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 11:37 · ORL 51-48 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 5:48 · ORL 66-62 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:48 · ORL 90-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball
Q4 1:19 · ORL 92-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 101-103 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
