⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:36 · PHX 49-54 ORL
- Steal
Eric Bledsoe stole it from Victor Oladipo
Q4 2:48 · PHX 73-81 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 0:16 · PHX 90-91 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:58 · PHX 73-81 ORL
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:03 · PHX 75-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · PHX 78-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 2:54 · PHX 39-54 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 1:42 · PHX 62-76 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton traveling
Q4 1:20 · PHX 77-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · PHX 82-87 ORL
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · PHX 87-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
