⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 24
- A 19-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 12 in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:35 · ORL 56-68 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:27 · ORL 52-67 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 20
Q2 5:41 · ORL 43-63 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 4:33 · ORL 60-79 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q4 11:26 · ORL 70-93 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:06 · ORL 41-58 SA
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
