⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, nine of thirteen from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 11:22 · WSH 13-2 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 5:28 · WSH 71-55 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 1:00 · WSH 82-61 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:50 · WSH 22-24 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
