⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 22-13 off them
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 40
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q4 2:51 · ORL 93-100 DAL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 2:51 · ORL 93-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:45 · ORL 22-29 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeJuan Blair misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · ORL 91-97 DAL
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 2:57 · ORL 93-100 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
