⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 8
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 10:56 · ORL 79-101 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 8:38 · ORL 15-18 SAC
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 18
Q1 4:39 · ORL 22-40 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 5:41 · ORL 37-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:44 · ORL 65-96 SAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |








