⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in overtime
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
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
- Go-ahead
Evan Fournier hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:48 · ORL 92-90 MIN
- Winner
Aaron Gordon hit a two point shot, Nikola Vucevic with the assist
OT 4:31 · ORL 96-94 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
OT 3:02 · ORL 112-101 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Thaddeus Young hit a layup
Q4 2:23 · ORL 92-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · ORL 92-94 MIN
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball turnover
OT 4:33 · ORL 94-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:35 · ORL 101-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
