⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- They went cold, one of fourteen from three
- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 30
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 30-10 off them
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
Q1 0:03 · ORL 32-27 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:35 · ORL 72-75 MIN
- Steal
Jameer Nelson stole it from Gorgui Dieng
Q4 1:12 · ORL 98-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle O'Quinn turnover
Q4 4:37 · ORL 88-87 MIN
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 1:31 · ORL 98-92 MIN
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 1:10 · ORL 98-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:18 · ORL 38-41 MIN
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Arron Afflalo
Q4 1:31 · ORL 98-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:02 · ORL 93-90 MIN
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng bad pass
Q4 1:12 · ORL 98-92 MIN
- Turnover
Robbie Hummel out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · ORL 100-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
