⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 20-7 off them
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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.
Magic
Good plays
- Lead
Glen Davis hit a 6-foot two point shot, Jameer Nelson with the assist
Q4 2:38 · ORL 87-85 BOS
- Ties it
Arron Afflalo hit a driving layup, Jameer Nelson with the assist
Q4 1:07 · ORL 89-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson traveling
Q4 3:40 · ORL 84-83 BOS
- Turnover
Tobias Harris out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · ORL 87-85 BOS
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo traveling
Q4 1:36 · ORL 87-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 10:33 · ORL 6-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 8:17 · ORL 57-61 BOS
- Ties it
Jeff Green hit a layup, Gerald Wallace with the assist
Q4 0:33 · ORL 91-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:33 · ORL 91-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
