⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 8:27 · ORL 60-44 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 11:27 · ORL 84-64 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:11 · ORL 13-15 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 6:09 · ORL 61-52 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
