⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 24-10 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- A 20-0 run took them from 16 down to 4 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:11 · ORL 14-2 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:14 · ORL 63-63 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Glen Davis technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:30 · ORL 52-62 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 16 down to 4 up
Q1 4:33 · ORL 24-28 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 2:44 · ORL 96-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
