⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 24-14 off them
- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:50 · ORL 17-17 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:49 · ORL 43-50 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 9:26 · ORL 43-61 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q3 0:04 · ORL 51-82 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Reggie Evans flagrant foul type 1 (Gustavo Ayon draws the foul)
Q3 2:34 · ORL 45-70 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
