⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6- Could not get to the line, three free throws to their fourteen
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:45 · ORL 37-40 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo disc dribble turnover
Q4 2:20 · ORL 92-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:24 · ORL 38-48 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 9:44 · ORL 74-88 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 3:05 · ORL 92-104 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:13 · ORL 37-42 PHX
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 1 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
