⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 23-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:53 · GS 27-32 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:16 · GS 63-69 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q2 8:27 · GS 31-32 ORL
📊The numbers
| GS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
