⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 25 from three- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
Q3 3:30 · ORL 74-74 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 5:41 · ORL 94-87 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 2:29 · ORL 102-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Glen Davis technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:17 · ORL 47-53 MIN
- Turnover
Glen Davis bad pass
Q4 2:58 · ORL 94-89 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Glen Davis
Q4 2:58 · ORL 94-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko bad pass
Q4 4:56 · ORL 90-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
