⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:45 · ORL 43-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:07 · ORL 63-65 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 3:12 · ORL 90-80 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:22 · ORL 8-16 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:02 · ORL 53-62 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jodie Meeks misses technical free throw
Q2 11:12 · ORL 28-34 LAL
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · ORL 105-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · ORL 105-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
