⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 4:39 · DEN 32-17 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 6:45 · DEN 88-61 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 35
Q3 1:37 · DEN 102-67 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jameer Nelson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · DEN 64-47 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
